<DIV>Linda,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My suggestion for improving community participation is that you not have town hall meetings when 95% of the community is at work. Try a time when people are not working, like in the evenings. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Linda Pall <lpall@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1555" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Visionaries,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please join us for a discussion of a strategy for improving citizen participation in Moscow planning decisions!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All the best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Linda Pall</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Moscow City Council</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><B><FONT face="Copperplate Gothic Bold" size=5> <DIV>October Community Conversations!!!</DIV></B> <DIV>What about Neighborhood Planning Organizations?</DIV> <DIV>Monday, October 8 from noon to 1 P.M.</DIV> <DIV>Centennial Room, University Inn</DIV> <DIV>EVERYONE IS WELCOME!</DIV></FONT> <DIV>Join us from noon to 1 PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2007, to talk about citizen participation and planning for Moscow neighborhoods (no host lunch available… set prices this time for either sandwiches or salad at the University Inn/Best Western; lunch is not mandatory!).</DIV> <DIV>We’ll be taking a look at Moscow’s FIRST experiment in neighborhood planning from 1979-83 with the Fort Russell Neighborhood Planning Organization and
considering how 21<SUP>st</SUP> Century Moscow could benefit from a neighborhood planning structure. Could planning decisions reflect neighbor concerns and creative, profitable development opportunities? Could citizens make their voices heard at a time when it mattered to the decision-making? Could local officials, elected and appointed, be held accountable for positive, productive outcomes for our community’s future? Neighborhood planning organizations in other communities have made a difference in many other towns across the nation and especially in the Northwest.</DIV> <DIV>Learn about neighborhood planning organizations and share your views. More information or questions, contact Linda Pall, Moscow City Council, 882-7255 or lpall@moscow.com</DIV><I> <DIV> </DIV></I></DIV>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net
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