At your service: Michelle Lincoln

Meet Michelle Lincoln, a long-range planner for the City who also supports the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority board.

In the role she has held for just over a year, Lincoln conducts research into various topics, facilitates public participation events, drafts City Code amendments for approval, and helps people who have planning questions.

Lincoln holds a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Classics from Bucknell University and master’s degrees in both Urban and Regional Planning and Environmental Science from the University of Michigan. In December 2023, she completed a professional certification in planning, AICP.

“Planning and zoning can be challenging to navigate, and I want residents to know they don’t have to tackle the City Code on their own,” Lincoln said. “Planning is here to help you navigate and get comfortable with it.”

For information about the Planning Commission, handouts for projects like fences, and other planning resources, visit blm.mn/planning. For more details about projects across the city, visit
letstalk.bloomingtonmn.gov/projects.