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In this month’s Lab, we will discuss bias and inequity in the property reassessment process. The City of Asheville and Buncombe County, NC (home to Asheville) both adopted resolutions of Reparations in the wake of George Floyd's murder. Several months later in January of 2021, the County released its property reassessment. Urban3 analyzed the County’s approach to reassessment to see if there was any form of racial bias or inequity within assessment methodology. The essence of the query was 'is the property tax system inadvertently causing financial harm in communities of color and for those of lower wealth?' The answer is "yes." Joe will be joined by special guests: Larry Clark of the IAAO and Urban3 analyst Ori Baber. They will discuss Urban3’s findings and outline a path to balance out the economic injustice in the tax system.

Larry Clark, CAE, FIAAO is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the International Association of Assessing Officials (IAAO). Larry’s decades of expertise include County Appraiser of Wyandotte County, KS, Valuation Systems Analyst for Johnson County, KS, and more than 13 years with the IAAO. Larry’s work at the IAAO promotes fair and equitable assessment, appraisal, and policy across the globe. Larry earned his BA at Pittsburg State University.

Ori Baber, PhD is an analyst at Urban3. Ori leverages his expertise in data science to identify scalable planning practices that produce better urban health and vibrant urban economies. His approach is built on years of prior experience planning, managing and evaluating place-based (re)development initiatives in North Central Florida. Ori earned his doctorate in sustainable infrastructure and urban health from the University of Florida

We encourage you to submit questions when you register and we will also answer questions in real time on Zoom.

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Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 24th at 1:00pm EST for the NEXT Urban3 LAB, a free monthly webinar.

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In this month's Lab, we will discuss public assets and public wealth funds, or the idea that many cities have vast real estate portfolios that include vacant or underutilized urban land that could be leveraged to fund needed infrastructure improvements. Could cities already possess what they need to become fiscally resilient? Joe will be joined by special guests: Dag Detter and Rachel Goldsmith.

Dag Detter advises private and public sector clients across the world on the unlocking of value from public assets. He has worked in over thirty countries on a permanent and project basis and served as a Non-Executive Director of both listed and private companies. He is the author of ‘The Public Wealth of Nations’ – The Economist and Financial Time’s best book of the year, as well as ‘The Public Wealth of Cities’ and writes regularly in international media.

Rachel Goldsmith is an urban planner who has worked with public agencies for 20 years to help them determine what they own and how they own it, and to think strategically around disposition and development of land to increase agency revenues. She specializes in creating GIS for real estate inventory and records management, site selection for specific projects, identification of surplus land, public inquiry response, and operational applications.

We encourage you to submit questions when you register and we will also answer questions in real time on Zoom.

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Mark your calendar for Thursday, May 27th at 1:00pm EST for the NEXT Urban3 LAB, a free monthly webinar.

From Bozeman, MT non-profit Future West: Interested in learning what you can do about the multitude of growth management challenges facing the Northern Rockies? Please join Future West as we host a free webinar series entitled, MANAGING GROWTH IN THE NEW WEST. Our aim is to inspire and inform local actions by both governmental and non-governmental entities that will address priority issues related to rapid growth and change. Each month, we will offer a webinar featuring individuals with in-depth knowledge of planning, sustainable development and growth management issues – leaders in their fields who can foster a more complete understanding of the challenges and related opportunities.

Join us for our second webinar: How Do Patterns of Growth Affect Our Wallets? Featuring Urban Planner Joe Minicozzi (Urban3). WEDNESDAY APRIL 14th, 1:00PM EST
REGISTER: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DE0_MRnASUyNkB5Cu5PYqw

Joe will be presenting to the Planning Commission in Kenmore, Washington on Wednesday, April 7th at 9:00pm ET ( 6:00pm PT). His presentation will cover topics like missing middle housing and small scale commercial development in neighborhood nodes. Joe will also share examples of the tax revenue implications of various land use choices.

Joe’s presentation coincides with Kenmore’s Planning Commission beginning work on the Land Use and Housing Elements of the City’s Comprehensive Plan

Link to webcast: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81379774283

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In this month’s Lab, we will host a discussion with developers focused on creating fiscally sustainable new development. We’ll hear from both the private and public side of the effort to build projects that generate revenue in existing urban areas. Joe will be joined by special guests: Patrick Seeb, Catherine Malmberg, and Lew Oliver.

Patrick Seeb is the Executive Director of the Destination Medical Center (DMC) Economic Development Agency in Rochester, MN. Read more about Patrick HERE.

Catherine Malmberg is the Interim Director of Economic Development and Placemaking activities at the Destination Medical Center (DMC) in Rochester, MN. Read more about Catherine HERE.

Lew Oliver is the Principal and Founder of Lew Oliver Inc., his Atlanta-based design firm. Read more about Lew HERE.

We encourage you to submit questions when you register and we will also answer questions in real time on Zoom.

What's a Lab like? Check out our YouTube page for recordings of Labs' past!

Mark your calendar for Thursday, April 29th at 1:00pm EST for The Urban3 LAB, a free monthly webinar.

Joe will be speaking virtually to the University of Notre Dame’s School of Architecture Public Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 10th at 5:15:pm EST.

Joe will present economic demonstrations of the policies that work against community resilience and sound environmental development practices. In a sense, he will show you the money in tax policy that rewards destructive carbon consumptive sprawl. In addition to national examples, he will focus on the results of the South Bend study. Additionally, he will share their recent analysis quantifying the economic impact of Redlining, as well as contemporary tax policies that address inequality. This thought-provoking presentation will provide tools and data to support community resilience from an economic, equity, design, and planning perspective.

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In this month's Lab, we will discuss the organization behind the figurative curtain of municipal finances: GASB, or the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. We’ll answer questions like: How are the standards by which we measure the fiscal health of our cities set? What can we do to change standards that influence the way we view infrastructure? Joe will be joined by special guests, Shelia Weinberg, Charles Marohn, and Scott Bernstein.  

Sheila Weinberg is the Founder and CEO of Truth in Accounting. Read more about Sheila HERE.

Charles Marohn - known as "Chuck" to friends and colleagues - is the Founder and President of Strong Towns and the author of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity. Read more about Chuck HERE. 

Scott Bernstein - is Founder and Director Emeritus of the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Read more about Scott HERE.

We encourage you to submit questions when you register and we will also answer questions in real time on Zoom.

What's a Lab like? Check out our YouTube page for recordings of Labs' past!

Mark your calendar for Thursday, March 25th at 1:00pm EST for The Urban3 LAB, a free monthly webinar.

The Economics of Development in Florida, Part II

In a “reboot” of his popular 2020 webinar for 1000 Friends of Florida, Joe Minicozzi, AICP, will provide a refresher on assessing the economic impacts of development and sprawl, including the associated costs and ability of local governments to foot the bill.  He also will cover new topics including Transit Oriented Development, tax policy and more. Drawing on data from communities in Florida and beyond, Joe demonstrate how to understand the impact of development on a community’s economic health.  His case studies illuminate how cities and regions can better forecast fiscally sustainable development patterns, in the process protecting sensitive natural lands and waters.  He is the founder and principal of Urban3, a real estate economics firm that maps the financial health of built environments to inspire communities of all sizes to think differently about development, land use, and public policy.

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The Future of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in a Post-COVID-19 World

There is another free webinar opportunity I wanted to share with you all that may be of interest – this time hosted by the Smart Growth Partnership about TOD impacts in a post-COVID-19 world. You will hear from local developers, an independent taxing district, and an urban planner that helps visualize land use, urban design and economics. Please join us if interested and share with your networks as you see fit – we greatly appreciate it!

Attached is the flyer with embedded links, but for ease the registration link is also below:

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1948863880916743183

 In lieu of SGP’s holiday party, a $5 donation per attendee will go to the Broward Partnership.

Joe will be speaking virtually for the University of Oklahoma’s Presidential Dream Course Public Lecture Series on Wednesday, December 2nd at 12:45pm CT/1:45pm ET. DETAILS TBA

Learn more about current Dream Courses at University of Oklahoma and the public lecture series HERE.

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In this month's Lab, we will discuss the economic impact of the racist practice of redlining on neighborhoods in Kansas City, Kansas as well as in other communities, and focus on the recent Strong Towns article, The Local Case for Reparations.Joe will be joined by special guests, Katherine Carttar & Charles Marohn.  

We encourage you to submit questions when you register.  

Katherine Carttar is the Economic Development Director for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas. Read more about Katherine HERE. 

Charles Marohn - known as "Chuck" to friends and colleagues - is the Founder and President of Strong Towns and the author of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity. Read more about Chuck HERE. 

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Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 29th at 1pm EDT for The Urban3 LAB, a free monthly webinar.

(Bedford, October 6, 2020) – In New Hampshire, property taxes are the key revenue source for local governments. Tax rates, land use and land value from one end of town to the other often vary in surprising ways.

To better understand the economic and policy implications of these three property tax elements, New Hampshire Housing contracted with Joe Minicozzi of Urban3 to analyze what types of development create the greatest tax return in 15 communities around the state.

In a highly engaging webinar on Thursday, October 15 at 10 AM, Minicozzi will launch his first presentation and provide an overview of his analysis of property tax revenues in Berlin, Claremont, Concord, Dover, Exeter, Hanover, Hudson, Keene, Laconia, Lebanon, Nashua, Pelham, Peterborough, Portsmouth and Rochester. (In 2018, the Orbit Group hired Urban3 to conduct an analysis of Manchester.) Later in October and in November, Minicozzi will present several community-focused webinars.

By using data to create 3D visualizations, Urban 3's analysis reveals the potential for improving the fiscal health of these 15 communities. The visuals show what types of development create the greatest tax return for communities, and create a clear and data-driven understanding of the economics of place. With these 3D depictions of its data, a community has a tool to make public policy adjustments, with the goal of creating long-term financial resiliency.

Register for these free, virtual presentations at www.nhhfa.org/event/minicozzi-event-taxes-land-use-value-in-nh.

About New Hampshire Housing: As a self-supporting public corporation, New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority promotes, finances and supports affordable housing. NHHFA operates rental and homeownership programs designed to assist low- and moderate-income persons with obtaining affordable housing. We have helped more than 48,000 families purchase their own homes and have been instrumental in financing the creation of more than 15,000 multi-family housing units.   
NHHFA.org  |  #NHHFAHousing |  Facebook @NewHampshireHousing |  Twitter @NHHFA

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603-310-9371| glessner@nhhfa.org  

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Joe Minicozzi will present on various topics using examples from Urban3's case studies of over 150 communities worldwide. This month Joe will be joined by special guest, Heather Worthington.

As the founder and principal of Worthington Advisors LLC, Heather brings 20 years of leadership in local government organizations, including most recently as Director of Long Range Planning in the City of Minneapolis.  Her team led the creation, engagement, and policy adoption of the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan.  Worthington Advisors is a consultancy focused on governance and policy advising, recruitment and retention work with teams, and land use and strategy guidance all through a racial equity lens.

Previously she was the first Deputy County Manager appointed in Ramsey County in June 2010, where she led the Economic Growth and Community Investment service team.  She was the overall project manager for the cleanup and redevelopment of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP), the state’s largest Superfund site; as well as leading the redevelopment of the former West Publishing site in downtown St. Paul.  Heather also served as the City Administrator of Falcon Heights, MN and Assistant City Manager of Edina, MN 

Heather is committed to seeking authentic community engagement and leading racial equity efforts to strengthen communities that have experienced disparities, disinvestment and marginalization.  She holds a master’s degree in public administration from Hamline University, a BA in History/Historic Preservation from Michigan State University, and a certificate from the State and Local Executives Program from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.  

Mark your calendar for Thursday, September 24th at 1pm EDT for The Urban3 LAB, a free monthly webinar.

Joe will present with Bryan Jones and Matt Burris at the world’s largest gathering of local government professionals, the ICMA Conference - UNITE, A Digital Event. REGISTER HERE.

How to Plan for Financial Resilience and Build a More Equitable City, Starting Today

Nearly every city manager struggles to fund all the needs of their community. It is frustrating, because every budget season you realize you can't include all the programs and repairs you want to provide to residents. Planning for economic resilience is complicated and competing priorities can be challenging when making budget decisions.

In wake of the pandemic, it has never been more important to understand the impact of land use on tax revenues and costs. In this session, two city managers and a consultant will share how visualizing the relationship between land use, tax revenues, and infrastructure costs helped them plan for long term financial resilience in their communities.

City managers aren’t in control of external factors like the tax system, and you're short staffed with the programs and initiatives you're already working on. Using geoaccounting and fiscal analysis, these two city managers helped their councils and communities see geospatial financial problems clearly and simply, making policy change easier, and aligning staff in a common goal of achieving financial health. The process educated elected officials and residents on how parts of their community are subsidized, and where change is possible.

From these analysis, both cities developed new fee systems, and support for creating infill projects. Eastvale focused on creating a new downtown area, and Lancaster re-tooled their approach to stormwater fees. Both communities learned how to grow their own wealth using assets already within their control.

In the complexity of a city budget, everyone needs to understand how land use policies and infrastructure obligations influence that next hire of a firefighter or the construction of a new trail system: it is all connected. This session will show the connection visually and provide attendees with real world examples of how geoaccounting can create a financially strong future for their own cities.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participant will understand land use and zoning’s effects on a city’s economic productivity and fiscal resilience.

• Upon completion, participant will understand local and state tax policy’s role in shaping the built environment.

• Upon completion, participant will understand how to create policy change to plan for long term financial resilience.

From Floods to Hurricanes, Pandemics to Wildfires, our communities are affected by all.

What can we do in advance to protect our homes, families and businesses, our communication streams and the economic stability of our communities? What are the responsibilities of the government and each individual citizen? How we work together is vital to ensure that any setback is minor and easily recoverable.

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Joe will present on Day Two:

2:00pm - 3:00pm ET (1:00pm - 2:00pm CT)

Urbanism: Choice or Fate? Understanding the Economics of Policies that Transform the City *

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Joe Minicozzi will present on various topics using examples from Urban3's case studies of over 150 communities worldwide. 

Mark your calendar for Thursday, August 27th at 1pm EDT for The Urban3 LAB, a free monthly webinar.

Some potential topics include: Equity and Taxation, Financial Resilience, Sales Tax Fragility, Zoning and Transit-Oriented Development, Market Analysis vs. Economic Reality. The LAB will be informative, short, and simple. 

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Joe Minicozzi will present on various topics using examples from Urban3's case studies of over 150 communities worldwide. 

Mark your calendar for Thursday, July 30th at 1pm EDT for The Urban3 LAB, a free monthly webinar.

Some potential topics include: Equity and Taxation, Financial Resilience, Sales Tax Fragility, Zoning and Transit-Oriented Development, Market Analysis vs. Economic Reality. The LAB will be informative, short, and simple. 

The LAB is a free monthly webinar - REGISTER HERE!

Joe Minicozzi will present on various topics using examples from Urban3's case studies of over 150 communities worldwide. 

Mark your calendar for Thursday, June 25th at 1pm EST for The Urban3 LAB, a free monthly webinar.

Some potential topics include: Equity and Taxation, Financial Resilience, Sales Tax Fragility, Zoning and Transit-Oriented Development, Market Analysis vs. Economic Reality. The LAB will be informative, short, and simple. 

REGISTER HERE!

The Urban3 LAB

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Joe Minicozzi will present on various topics using examples from Urban3's case studies of over 150 communities worldwide. 

Mark your calendar for May 28th at 1pm EST for The Urban3 LAB, a free monthly webinar.

Some potential topics include: Equity and Taxation, Financial Resilience, Sales Tax Fragility, Zoning and Transit-Oriented Development, Market Analysis vs. Economic Reality. The LAB will be informative, short, and simple. 

REGISTER HERE!

The Urban3 LAB

The Lab is a free monthly webinar - REGISTER HERE!

Joe Minicozzi will present on various topics using examples from Urban3's
case studies of over 150 communities worldwide. 

We will announce the topic the week of the event, and also take requests!
The Lab will be informative, short, and simple. 

Mark your calendar for April 30 at 1pm EST for the first Lab.

Some potential topics include: Equity and Taxation, Financial Resilience, Sales Tax Fragility, Zoning and Transit-Oriented Development, Market Analysis vs. Economic Reality

REGISTER HERE!

Topic: On the Park Bench - Lessons from the (Last) Recession

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One of the impacts of the current global health crisis has been a massive economic slowdown across sectors, a precursor to a downturn not seen since the Great Depression. In an ever changing landscape, it remains unclear how these economic changes will impact the fields of urban design, architecture, and placemaking. This can be triggering as so many in our industry experienced a similarly uncertain future during the Great Recession of 2008. However, there are lessons that we learned from the last recession that could be applied now, experiences and stories that can help CNU members and their firms navigate these troubling times.

Join us Tuesday, April 21st for the fourth webinar in our series, On the Park Bench. Frank Starkey, Mary Madden, Joe Minicozzi, and Kevin Klinkenberg will discuss what they learned during the last recession.

This webinar is eligible for one continuing education credit from AICP and CNU-A.

How can your town or city reach its full economic potential?

A Live Presentation by Joe Minicozzi, AICP
Urban3, Principal

April 14th, 12 p.m. CDT/1:00pm EST

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Few communities consider the important role that local tax systems play in planning, zoning, placemaking, and capital improvement planning.

In this free webinar, Joe Minicozzi will change the way you think about the cost of development, sprawl, and the value of land. Make sure to attend this presentation if you want to:

• Develop an understanding about how land use and zoning affect a city's economic health

• Experience case studies from over 150 cities worldwide

• How does tax policy shape the built environment?

• Gain new perspectives on how tax policy creates unsustainable growth patterns

Joe Minicozzi is the founder and principal of Urban3, a real estate economics firm that maps the financial health of built environments to inspire communities of all sizes to think differently about development, land use, and public policy. He is trained as a city planner and urban designer, and, in 2017, he was recognized by Planetizen as one of the 100 Most Influential Urbanists of all time.

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P.S. Are you a local government official, city staff, a member of your city’s planning or transportation committees, or a member of a local advocacy organization? We encourage you to invite members of your team to this webinar, then work together to take collective action toward building a safer, stronger, more financially resilient community.

What are the economic impacts of the suburban development pattern?

A Live Presentation by Joe Minicozzi, AICP
Urban3, Principal

March 31st, 12 p.m. CDT/1 p.m. EST

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It can be hard to know which parts of your community are financially productive…and which are a drain. (The answers are often surprising.) And even if you do know, how can you share that information with people who aren’t Level 20 Spreadsheet Wizards?

In this free webinar, Joe Minicozzi of Urban 3 will demonstrate how you can use local data and simple math to understand—and share—the impact of development on your town or city’s economic health. Minicozzi will present case studies that illustrate how cities and regions can better forecast fiscally sustainable development patterns, while also protecting sensitive natural lands and waters.

Joe Minicozzi is the founder and principal of Urban3, a real estate economics firm that maps the financial health of built environments to inspire communities of all sizes to think differently about development, land use, and public policy. He is a pioneer in Geoaccounting, an approach to planning and city design that helps communities:

• Do the math for long term economic sustainability

• Visualize impact of development on local budgets

• Retool public policy for future financial resilience

• Identify the most productive areas and properties

• Improve annual budget planning

He is one of the most sought-after speakers in American urbanism. Now he's sharing his core presentation in this special event.

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P.S. Are you a local government official, city staff, a member of your city’s planning or transportation committees, or a member of a local advocacy organization? We encourage you to invite members of your team to this webinar, then work together to take collective action toward building a safer, stronger, more financially resilient community.

The Economics of Development in Florida

Wednesday, March 11, 2020, from noon to 1:30, Eastern   

Drawing on data from Collier County, West Palm Beach and other communities in Florida and beyond, Joe Minicozzi, AICP, will focus on the economic impacts of development and sprawl in one of the fastest growing states in the nation.  A pioneer of an approach to planning and city design called Geoaccounting, Mr. Minicozzi demonstrate how cities can use local data and simple math to understand the impact of development on their community economic health.  His case studies illuminate how cities and regions can better forecast fiscally sustainable development patterns, in the process protecting sensitive natural lands and waters.  He is the founder and principal of Urban3, a real estate economics firm that maps the financial health of built environments to inspire communities of all sizes to think differently about development, land use, and public policy. 

This event has been approved for professional certification credits for Planners (AICP CM #9189011), Florida attorneys (CLE #1908621N), Florida Certified Environmental Health Professionals, and Certified Floodplain Managers (1 CEC). 1000 Friends has applied for credits for Florida DBPR landscape architects but cannot guarantee they will be approved.

REGISTER HERE.

HOW CAN WE DO IT BETTER?

Challenge your assumptions about the impact of development and the value of land with Joe Minicozzi of Urban3, as he discusses the link between economic productivity and community vitality through land use. Joe’s presentation will aid in understanding local financial literacy and in uncovering our community’s economic story through:

 Distribution of Taxes

 Land Use

 Urban Design

 Economics

Q & A to follow.

QUESTIONS?

Mario Giuliani

Economic Development Manager

mgiuliani@ci.benicia.ca.us

Brampton 2040 Speaker Series

Four nights | 10 Speakers | Hundreds of Ideas

Joe will be speaking on Wednesday, February 12th, 6:00pm in the City of Brampton, Ontario. To sign-up for this free event click HERE.

At this free event you will hear from and engage with international leaders who have successfully implemented transformational change in other communities.

The series, part of a larger project that is aimed at developing the Brampton 2040 Plan to implementing the Brampton 2040 Vision, that followed extensive public engagement in the fall of 2017.

The Brampton 2040 Vision was endorsed by Council in May of 2018. Brampton 2040 depicts a more sustainable, urban, vibrant and economically successful direction for the City. Building upon the 2040 engagement process, the objective of these events is to share ideas with the community as to how we can move from vision to action.

Brampton 2040 Vision

What does math have to do with how and where cities develop? What does this have to do with the city's budget and your property taxes? EVERYTHING!!!

Join us and Join in.

See: https://www.facebook.com/events/806965243120275/

WHEN

February 11, 2020 at 7pm - 9pm

WHERE

Hamilton City Hall, Council Chambers
71 Main St W
Hamilton, ON L8P 4Y5
Canada
Google map and directions

CONTACT

Ward 1 Office · Ward1@hamilton.ca · 905-546-2416

Joe will be the featured speaker at the City of Laredo’s Night of Planning on Thursday, February 6th.

We've got the plan and vision for Laredo, now it's time to update our Land Development Code (LDC). This code sets the regulations and guidelines for how Laredo is built. Join in the conversation! 

7pm - 8:30pm

Guadalupe & Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center

Laredo College Fort McIntosh Campus, West End Washington St.