City is Seeking Input
for Redmond’s Community Centers
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY October 24, 2016
CONTACT Lisa Maher, Communications & Marketing Manager lmaher@redmond.gov 425-556-2427
REDMOND, WA -
On October 24, 2016, the City will launch a campaign to engage the community in a dialogue about the future of
Redmond’s Community Centers. From
now until spring 2017, the City will work with a neutral facilitation consultant
(EnviroIssues) and with a community stakeholder group to lead a series of
community conversations. The goal is to meet with seniors, teens, neighborhood
associations, and cultural and civic groups; individual community members; and
focus groups to explore the community’s wishes and hopes for the future of
Redmond’s Community Centers. This process is coordinated with a larger
strategic effort to evaluate and prioritize investments in all city-owned
buildings.
“The community is invited to come together and develop a shared
vision that carries forward the best of what we have today and provides
opportunities for new ways to meet our growing and changing needs,” said Mayor
John Marchione.
The stakeholder group is comprised of community members who represent
the broad interests of each of the community centers. Most of the stakeholders
volunteered for the stakeholder group through an open call for volunteers. Some
stakeholders were recruited to ensure that the remaining seats on the
stakeholder committee were filled with people who represent a wide array of
community center interests and demographics. The role of the Stakeholders Group
is to vet the City’s approach, be a sounding board before the City engages more
broadly with the community, and help prepare recommendations to City Council
based on what is heard through the community dialogue. City staff and others
will provide objective information to the Stakeholder Group and the community
to help ensure the dialogue is inclusive and fact-based.
To provide feedback and ideas, Redmond residents and community center
users should visit the project website at www.RedmondsCommunityCenters.com.
Community members can also invite EnviroIssues and City staff to speak with
their community group at a “listening session” this winter. Community input
will be used to develop recommendations to City Council in spring 2017.
For questions and
more information contact Lisa Maher, Communications Manager, at lmaher@redmond.gov
or 425-556-2427. This press release is available on www.redmond.gov.
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