Key to the City

My mom emailed this to me this morning about an event the City of Columbia is putting on called the Keys to the City.

The event will be October 6th, 2010 with two sessions from 5pm – 7pm and 7pm – 9pm.

A brief synopsis: The public is invited to a special event called “Keys to the City” on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 5-9 p.m. at the ARC, 1701 West Ash. The purpose of the event is to provide the public with additional information about city government and access to both elected officials and city staff. This event will also include the first Building Community NOW (Neighborhood Organizing Workshop) on the topic “What is a Neighborhood Association?”

Here’s the Web Calendar link on Columbia’s website.

Read the whole press release below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 29, 2010

CONTACT: Bill Cantin
Neighborhood Response Coordinator
(573) 874-7248

‘Keys to the City’ will be held Oct. 6

Meeting will include City Council office hours
followed by a Neighborhood Organizing Workshop

(COLUMBIA, MO) – The public is invited to a special event called
“Keys to the City” on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 5-9 p.m. at the ARC,
1701 West Ash. The purpose of the event is to provide the public with
additional information about city government and access to both
elected officials and city staff. This event will also include the
first Building Community NOW (Neighborhood Organizing Workshop) on the
topic “What is a Neighborhood Association?”

The schedule includes:
Council Office Hours and Information Fair, 5-7 p.m.:
?  “Office hours” where residents can visit with City Council members
on issues of importance to them. The tentative Council schedule is:
o 5-7 p.m. –  Ward 1 Councilman Paul Sturtz, Ward 3 Councilman Gary
Kespohl, Ward 5 Councilwoman Laura Nauser
o 5:30-7 p.m. – Ward 6 Councilwoman Barbara Hoppe
o 6-7 p.m. – Mayor Bob McDavid
? Information Fair featuring staff from several city departments

What is a Neighborhood Association?, 7-9 p.m.:
? Part of the Building Communities NOW workshop series sponsored by
the Office of Neighborhood Services and University of Missouri
Extension, Boone County, this session will focus on the city of
Columbia’s neighborhood organization policy.  Participants will learn
the process of becoming a city-recognized neighborhood association and
hear from a panel of neighborhood leaders on projects and issues in
the areas where they live.

Future workshops in this series are:
? Wednesday, Oct. 20, 6-9 p.m. at the Walton Building, 300 S.
Providence Road – Running the Show: Meeting Facilitation
? Wednesday, Nov. 3, 6-9 p.m. at the Lenoir Community Center, 3710
Lenoir St. – Where are we going? Strategic Planning
? Wednesday, Nov. 17, 6-9 p.m. at the Parkade Center, 601 Business
Loop 70 W – Get others on the bandwagon: Participation and Marketing

“Keys to the City” supports the Imagine Columbia’s Future visioning
project and Columbia’s effort to be a connected, informed and engaged
community. The event is free and open to the public. To learn more,
contact the Office of Neighborhood Services at 817-5050 or
neighborhood@GoColumbiaMo.com.