Recently, I helped the CPEAV train members of Boards of Zoning Appeals for various localities.  The group of appointed zoning officials was lively and interested in the law they were expected to apply.  But through their questions and comments, I was reminded just how difficult it can be to apply the legal standard for a variance when applied to [...]

Why in the world would a local government attorney want to use Twitter? I, for one, have found it helpful and informative, and it need not invite further public scrutiny if properly used. What is Twitter? Twitter is an online social media service in which folks send out short messages of 140 characters or less [...]