[Joint News Release] The Village Square to Host 8th Annual Tallahassee Town Hall

THE VILLAGE SQUARE TO HOST 8TH ANNUAL TALLAHASSEE TOWN HALL

in partnership with Leadership Tallahassee, Tallahassee Democrat and WFSU Public Media

(TALLAHASSEE, FL) – March 6, 2020 – If you want to participate in civic life here in Tallahassee but aren’t interested in preparing a 3-minute speech for a commission meeting, we have a local tradition that’s just for you. On Monday, March 9 at WFSU Studios, citizens will have an opportunity to gather with both Leon County and City of Tallahassee Commissioners for the 8th Annual Tallahassee Town Hall — our hometown’s neighborly answer to all the anger on hourly display in Washington, D.C.

Moderated by the Tallahassee Democrat’s former publisher Skip Foster, the event program pairs commissioners from both the city and the county for a cross-governmental discussion about where Tallahassee is as a community, where we’re going, and what challenges we face in getting there. Scheduled to join the conversation from Leon County are Chair Bryan Desloge, and Commissioners Kristin Dozier, Jimbo Jackson, Mary Ann Lindley, Nick Maddox and Rick Minor; and from the City of Tallahassee are Mayor John Dailey and Commissioners Elaine Bryant, Jeremy Matlow, Curtis Richardson, and Dianne Williams-Cox.

The Town Hall program is a continuation of an ongoing series of unique locally-focused forums sponsored by The Village Square, a nonprofit formed by local leaders from both sides of the political divide to improve civility and promote civil discourse among community members. It is offered in partnership with Leadership Tallahassee, the Tallahassee Democrat and WFSU Public Media.

The Tallahassee Town Hall will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the WFSU studio, 1600 Red Barber Plaza. It is free and open to the public, but advance reservation is requested as space is limited. For more information or to reserve your seat, go online to tlh.villagesquare.us. Participants are welcome to bring a take-out dinner to enjoy during the program.

There are many ways to engage and participate in this program:

• Join us at WFSU studios on Monday evening at 6pm; register online at https://tlh.villagesquare.us/event/town-hall-2020/
• Follow and/or participate in the discussion on Twitter (#TDvsq)
• Follow on @WFSUMedia Facebook Live
• Watch the program live streamed at wfsu.org/live
• Watch the broadcast on WFSU-TV on Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m.
• Listen to the broadcast on WFSU-FM 88.9 on Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m.

For more information, contact Liz Joyner at (850) 264-8785 or liz@villagesquare.us