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From Boring to Brilliant: Making Municipal Finance Fun With Michel Durand-Wood

From Boring to Brilliant: Making Municipal Finance Fun With Michel Durand-Wood

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In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck discusses municipal finance with Michel Durand-Wood, a longtime Strong Towns contributor and local budget aficionado. They talk about the importance of the average person understanding municipal finance, the obstacles that can make such understanding difficult and how their approaches to discussing finance have changed over the years.


If you want to hear more from Durand-Wood, he’ll be co-hosting a Local-Motive session with Chuck on September 19, titled “Parsing Through Your Local Budget to Find Some Real Answers.”


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From Boring to Brilliant: Making Municipal Finance Fun With Michel Durand-Wood

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