[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: City of Columbia Announces the 2015 Neighborhood Leadership Program

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Bill Cantin
573.874.7248
bpcantin at gocolumbiamo.com

City of Columbia Announces the 2015 Neighborhood Leadership Program

COLUMBIA, MO (December 11, 2014) - The City of Columbia’s Community Development Department is pleased to announce the 2015 Neighborhood Leadership Program. The NLP is a four-session series on topics related to personal leadership and ways to strengthen neighborhoods. Each session will have two parts: the first part will introduce participants to basic functions of local government, and the second part will be a workshop to build leadership capabilities. Sessions are scheduled as follows:


*Session 1: Introduction to Local Government and Neighborhood Engagement--January 27, 2015

*Session 2: Code Enforcement and Redevelopment/Managing Neighborhood Meetings--February 10, 2015

*Session 3: Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods and the Neighborhood Planning Program/Neighborhood Advocacy--February 24, 2015

*Session 4: Growth and Development/Working Together--March 10, 2015


All sessions will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Walton Building, 300 S. Providence. To apply, please go to www.tinyurl.com/NLP2015. There is a $25 fee payable to the City of Columbia due at the first session, and scholarships are available. The application deadline is January 12, 2015. Class size is limited to 20 participants. For more information, please contact Bill Cantin at 573.874.7248 or bpcantin at gocolumbiamo.com.



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