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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">February 17, 2017</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Carolyn Sullivan
<br />President
<br />New Chapter Coaching
<br />573-228-9600</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Fourth North Neighborhood meeting, dinner scheduled for Feb. 21</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">As part of the 2016-2019 Strategic Plan, the City of Columbia will host its fourth North Neighborhood meeting on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj"><span style="z-index: -1;"><span style="z-index: 0;" tabindex="0" data-term="goog_159887955">Tuesday, Feb. 21</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>from <span style="z-index: 0;" tabindex="0" data-term="goog_159887956">6 to 7:30 p.m.</span> at Derby Ridge Elementary School, 4000 Derby Ridge Dr. The meeting is open to all residents in the North Neighborhood (map attached).</span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Prior to the meeting, North Neighborhood residents are invited to share a meal between <span class="aqj"><span style="z-index: 0;" tabindex="0" data-term="goog_159887957"><span style="z-index: -1;">5:30 and 6 p.m.</span></span></span> at Derby Ridge Elementary. The meal is first come, first served.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">The meeting will be a community planning session to further develop an action plan around two goals identified by North Neighborhood residents at the Feb. 7 meeting: a community center and neighborhood watch program. Strategic Plan Partners Carolyn Sullivan and Elisa Glick (New Chapter Coaching) and Nikki McGruder (Diversity Awareness Partnership) will facilitate the session. COMO Connect will offer free rides before and after the meeting from bus stops in the North Neighborhood. Visit<a href="http://www.comoconnect.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: 551651;"> http://www.comoconnect.org/</span></a> for information about bus routes. Day care will also be provided during the meeting.</span></
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<p style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">There will be meetings scheduled in the Central and East Neighborhoods in the coming months. Information and data collected from these meetings will be analyzed to determine how to best address the neighborhood issues and results will be communicated to the neighborhoods and community.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">The 2016-2019 Strategic Plan is dedicated to making Columbia the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play. The Strategic Plan is focused on five priority areas: social equity, economy, public safety, infrastructure and operational excellence.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Learn more about the 2016-2019 Strategic Plan by visiting <a href="http://www.como.gov/strategic-plan/" target="_blank"><span style="color: 551651;">CoMo.gov/Strategic-Plan</span></a>.</span></p></div>
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<div class="content"><strong>Location:</strong> <a href="https://gis.gocolumbiamo.com/CityView/?find=4000 Derby Ridge Drive Columbia, Missouri 65202" target="_blank">4000 Derby Ridge Drive Columbia, Missouri 65202</a></div>
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