<DIV>Well Linda, at least one elected official is trying to meet with their constituents on a regular basis. Kudos to you for that. I work Mondays, so I will never be able to join you. </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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Donovan,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your comment! I venture to say that 70% of the folks eat lunch and that's why this is between noon and 1 PM. I appreciate your suggestion about evening meetings but the evening calendar is so crowded that this seemed a good time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Since June 2006 when I
began this effort, the fifteen sessions plus or minus have had from 10 to 35 people in attendance. Having it at the same time has helped people remember the event. The topics have been lively and city officials as well as citizens have benefitted from the conversations.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try it... you might like it if you can get away from your work. Hope to see you.</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</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> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt
arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=lpall@moscow.com href="mailto:lpall@moscow.com">Linda Pall</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 05, 2007 11:05 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Community Conversations Monday October 8 Noon NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV>Linda,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </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><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Linda Pall <<A href="mailto:lpall@moscow.com">lpall@moscow.com</A>></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<FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV></DIV>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net <BR>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>=======================================================</BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <DIV> <HR SIZE=1>
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