This is the final lecture in the 2013 APLA Spring Lecture Series.

The Spring newsletter submittal deadline is April 19.  If you have questions or would like to submit a story, please contact Tim Brown at twbrown@dothan.org.

The April Central Section Social will be held on Thursday, April 18 at Hassinger Daniels Mansion Bed and Breakfast.

You will take away from this course an overall approach to planning that will enable you to avoid problems rather than just "solve" them as you guide growth and development in your community.

The purpose of this workshop is to provide local officials and the citizens who serve on local planning commissions and boards of adjustment with a basic understanding of the constitutional and statutory framework for comprehensive and regulatory planning in Alabama.

This workshop is designed for local officials, staff, and others who want a more thorough understanding of the powers, duties, and responsibilities of planning commissions and boards of adjustment.

When your city decides to create a planning commission, enabling legislation in Alabama states that your commission must prepare a master or comprehensive plan. Therefore, preparing and adopting a master plan is a mandatory requirement, not an option.