Planner’s Lunch and Learn Series
Lunch & Learn Series
Our Brown Bag Planners Lunch Series brings in local experts to discuss hot planning topics of the day. Be sure to join us!
These events are always open to the public, all are welcome!
Be sure to pack your own lunch! RSVP Appreciated!
Scott Barb, sbarb@livgov.com
Rob Stanford, Rstanford@livgov.com
Martha Haglund, MHaglund@livgov.com
Past virtual (Zoom) Lunch and Learn events can be found on our official Planning Department YouTube Channel.
Host Community:
- Suggest a topic for the presentation.
- Suggest a speaker.
- Suggest a Monday or Wednesday during the month that your hall (or other location of special interest in your community) is available at noon for the event.
- E-mail suggestions to County Planning
Livingston County Planning:
- Will contact and schedule a speaker based on recommendations.
- Will promote the event.
- Will facilitate the event or share this responsibility with a community representative.
Past Lunch and Learn Event Information:
| DATE | SPEAKER / ORGANIZATION | TOPIC | HANDOUTS/PRESENTATIONS |
| June 24, 2026 | Matt Kuschel and Tammy Sordo-Vieira Senior Associate Attorneys, Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes |
New Land Division Act Legislation -PA 55 | |
| May 19, 2026 |
Eileen Zilch, CEO and President of Community Catalysts Amy Johnston, Community Housing Director |
A Conversation With Community Catalysts – Housing |
Housing Catalysts Slide Presentation When your hometown becomes too expensive to live in – Then what Community Catalysts Housing Needs Analysis – Revised Results and Methods |
Past Lunch and Learn Event Information:
| DATE | SPEAKER / ORGANIZATION | TOPIC | HANDOUTS/PRESENTATIONS |
| May 14, 2025 |
Therese Cremonte, Livingston County Emergency Management Director Kristi Wahoski, Assistant Emergency Manager |
How We Protect the Community During an Emergency or Disaster | Presentation: How We Protect the Community During an Emergency or Disaster |
| April 29, 2025 |
Gerald Fisher Fisher Consulting, Clarkston, MI Local Government Consultant, Author, and Emeritus Professor at WMU Cooley Law, Author at Routledge Taylor Francis Group (Local Government Law for Public Officials) & ICLE (Municipal Law & Zoning Law) |
Protecting Your Community From State Gravel-Extraction Industry Preemption Under Michigan Public Act 113 |
Local Government Law and Gravel Mining Regulation Tyrone Township Michigan – ARTICLE 17 Gravel Extractive Ordinance Tyrone Township Michigan – ARTICLE 19 Gravel Extractive Ordinance Tyrone Township Michigan – GENERAL LAW ORDINANCE- ARTICLE 21 for Gravel Extractive Industries |
Past Lunch and Learn Event Information:
| DATE | SPEAKER / ORGANIZATION | TOPIC | HANDOUTS/PRESENTATIONS |
| October 23, 2024 | Jonathan and Crestan Scheel | Incremental Housing and Accessory Dwelling Units | |
| September 24, 2024 | Molly Wozniak, Invasive Species Coordinator Genesee Conservation District, GiLLS CISMA |
Invasive Species Identification and Management Practices | Invasive Species Plant List Invasive Species Powerpoint Presentation |
| June 11, 2024 | Ann Arbor SPARK, MDOT, Trinity Health and more | Development Projects | Project Development Discussion Slides |
| June 5, 2024 | Rex Lamore, Director MSU Center for Community Economic Development | Domicology: The Science of the Circular Economy and Reimagining our Built Environment | Domicology Reimagining our Built Environment – A Domicologist Perspective |
| March 20, 2024 | Lawrence Sobson Michigan DNR Urban and Community Forestry Program |
Making Space Making Space Making Space for Urban Trees MI DNR Urban Community Forestry Website: |
Tree Planting Quality Cheat Sheet Trees Not Recommended Planting List
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Past Lunch and Learn Event Information:
| DATE | SPEAKER / ORGANIZATION | TOPIC | HANDOUTS/PRESENTATIONS |
| May 24, 2023 | Kyle O’Meara, Attorney; Fahey, Schultz, Burzych, and Rhodes | Questions and Answers on Municipal Moratoriums | Moratoriums |
| August 15, 2023 | Jeff Nutting, Forecast Coordinator; Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) | SEMCOG 2050 Regional and Livingston County 2050 Forecast | SEMCOG-2050 |
