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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">March 7, 2017</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Carolyn Sullivan
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<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%;">Central Neighborhood meeting, dinner scheduled for March 14</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 222222;">As part of the 2016-2019 Strategic Plan, the City of Columbia will return to the Central Neighborhood to host a meeting on Tuesday, March 14 from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj">6 to 7:30 p.m.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at Hickman High School, 1104 N. Providence Road. The meeting is open to all residents in the Central Neighborhood (map attached).</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 222222;">Prior to the meeting, Central Neighborhood residents are invited to share a meal between<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj">5:30 and 6 p.m.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at Hickman High School. The meal is first come, first served.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 222222;">The meeting will be a community conversation involving issues raised by citizens living in the Central Neighborhood area. Strategic Plan Partners Carolyn Sullivan, Elisa Glick and Nikki McGruder will facilitate the conversation. COMO Connect will offer free rides before and after the meeting from bus stops in the Central Neighborhood. Visit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.comoconnect.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 1155cc;">http://www.comoconnect.org/</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 222222;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 222222;">for information about bus routes.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 222222;">Follow-up meetings in the Central Neighborhood will be held on April 6 and April 25. 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. Meetings will be scheduled in the East Neighborhood in the coming months. </span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 222222;">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;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 222222;">Learn more about the 2016-2019 Strategic Plan by visiting<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.como.gov/strategic-plan/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 1155cc;">CoMo.gov/Strategic-Plan</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 222222;">.</span></p></div>
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