Michigan Municipal League May/June 2023 Review Magazine

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6 Building and Measuring Civic Capital—The Capacity of a Community to Solve Problems and Thrive By Doug Linkhart

14 Ypsi Residents Celebrate City's Bicentennial by Writing Love Letters to Ypsilanti By Sarah Rigg 18 Strategic Code Enforcement:

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Advancing Equity and Improving Compliance By Libby Benton 22 COVER STORY Battle Creek Nextdoor: Hosting Community Conversations By Jessica VanderKolk 26 CapCon 2023 Highlights

10 Podcasts: Trust and Belonging through Alternative Messaging By Morgan Schwanky

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5. Executive Director’s Message 31. Legal Spotlight 32. Northern Field Report 34. Municipal Finance 37. Municipal Q&A 38. Lab Report Columns

COVER Three residents active in their neighborhoods and on Nextdoor join Jessica VanderKolk, communications manager for the city (second from the right): Sam Gray, Housing Commission; Kathy Antaya, Sustainable BC Committee; and Lynn Ward Gray, Planning Commission (former city commissioner and vice mayor) at Claude Evans Park. See mml.org for the electronic version of the

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Equity in Code Enforcement >> p. 18

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