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CLEAR Land Use Commissioner Advanced Training at UConn Middlesex County Extension Center

Date: October 19, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Registration and breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.)
Location: UConn Middlesex County Extension Center, 1066 Saybrook Road, Haddam, CT 06438

In-Person Cost: $55.00 (includes breakfast and lunch) or $90.00 (includes breakfast, lunch and the book "What's Legally Required")
Registration Deadline for In-Person: Thursday, October 10, 2024 (Please note the training may fill before this date so early registration is encouraged.)

Virtual Cost: $55 (includes unique virtual link emailed a couple days prior to training)
Registration Deadline for Virtual: Thursday, October 17, 2024

The UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) will be running an all-day Land Use Academy – Advanced Training. The full four (4) credits of the required CGS Sec. 8-4c training will be provided through this event. Advanced Training topics of Bias, Predisposition, and Conflicts will be presented by Richard P. Roberts, Halloran & Sage, Advanced Training topics on Running a Meeting and Making a Decision will be presented by Kenneth Slater, Jr., of Halloran & Sage, and Mark Branse, of Halloran & Sage, will present a session on Fair and Affordable Housing Policies which will cover one (1) credit on Fair and Affordable Housing Policies as required by the State Statute.

Topics covered:
General commissioner training hours: 3
Fair & Affordable Housing training hours: 1

In-Person Registrants have the option to purchase a copy of the 8th Edition of “What’s Legally Required: A Guide to Legal Rules for Making Land Use Decisions in the State of Connecticut” by Mike Zizka with their registration. Purchased books can be picked up at the training.

If you would like a gluten-free or vegetarian meal, please notify Donna at donna.dione@uconn.edu by October 10th.

Virtual Advanced Land Use Academy Training: 2/2/2023 - 2/16/2023

In February 2023 we offered a VIRTUAL version of our “Advanced Training” for land use commissioners over Zoom. The training was offered over three consecutive Thursdays in February. All sessions were 1.5 hours long.

If a land use commissioner attended or watches the recordings of all 3 sessions they could meet most of their training requirement for the year, at least theoretically – it is ultimately up to each town to determine whether the statutory requirements are met.