Land-Use Video Seminar- March 7, 2011

The Steuben County Purdue Extension and the Steuben County Plan Commission will host a Purdue Extension video seminar on Monday, March 7, 2011, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The topic for this seminar is “Cost of Community Services Study.”

The interactive program will help participants compare the different local government service costs to the revenues collected to pay for those services. The costs and revenues are divided into residential, agricultural, and business sectors.

Developments of all types require services from the local government, such as: roads, drainage, schools, and fire and police protection. The revenues collected to pay for those services vary in Indiana by the type of development or use.

The program will include:
• Cost of Community Services Study for county government and school corporations.
• How alternate assumptions affect the results.
• Policy analysis for cost of community services.

Larry DeBoer, Purdue University Extension Economist, will be the speaker. The program is sponsored by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning, the Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association, and the Indiana Farm Bureau.

The video seminar will take place in the Steuben County Purdue Extension conference room in the basement of the Steuben County Community Center, 317 S Wayne, Angola, IN. It is open to the public and free to attend, but space may be limited. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Please contact the Steuben County Plan Commission at 260 668.1000 x1600 or the Steuben County Purdue Extension at 260 668.1000 x1400 with any questions or to reserve your space.

Future programs will be held on June 16 and September 8.