Guest Host: APA Northern New England Chapter
Local Public Finance for Planners: You may know a little about how local governments raise and spend money, but do you realize how closely aligned it is to planning work? We'll go over the basics of local public finance and talk about what it matters for planners. We'll talk about how budgets get created, how money is appropriated, and what happens at the end of the fiscal year. We'll also talk about state and federal grant and aid programs, and look at fiscal tools like Tax Increment Financing from a planning perspective.CM 1.5