Thank you to all our 2022 attendees & sponsors.  Please consider attending this event in early 2023.  Watch this page for updated event info.

2022 Programing: Magnetic Communities

Does your municipality attract or repel? That’s the funny thing about magnets; they can do either one. One pole of a magnet attracts, while the other pole repels. There’s no middle ground, your municipality is growing or shrinking. Either you’re drawing in new residents, businesses, ideas and energy, or pushing them down the road. The League’s Winter Chief Executives Workshop will present you with fresh ideas for becoming a Magnetic Municipality; one that draws in new ideas, new people and new energy

Tuesday, March 22                
Magnetic Communities: Attracting Workers & Families

Speakers:   
City Administrator Jim Archambo, Wauwatosa
Mayor Karen Mischel, Viroqua
Mayor Steve Genisot, Marinette  

Wednesday, March 23      
Magnetic Communities: Tactics for Solving the Daycare Dilemma
Presentation (pdf)

Speakers: 
Mayor Mary Motiff, Washburn
Mayor Emily McFarland, Watertown
Mayor Ryan Sorenson, Sheboygan
Mayor Anissa Welch, Milton

Thursday, March 24    
Magnetic Communities: Using Grants to Transform Your Community

Speakers:
Greg Grohman, City of Waupaca/Waupaca Chamber of Commerce Presentation (pdf) 
Jeff Stone, Vice President, Kapur & Associates Presentation (pdf)
Kristin Peterson, Business & Cooperative Programs Specialist, WI State Office, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Presentation (pdf)

Bonus! The League's April The Municipality is focused on grants. Read it here. (PDF)