[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Third community dialogue on local violence to be held Dec. 11

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Megan Allen, MPA 
Management Fellow 
573-874-7218

Third community dialogue on local violence to be held Dec. 11

COLUMBIA, MO (December 9, 2015) - A third community dialogue has been scheduled to discuss local violence. The first discussion was held on Oct. 28, which followed the Community Violence Task Force status update at a City Council meeting. The second meeting was held on Nov. 18. The task force has worked with many people, agencies and organizations to take actions towards reducing violence in Columbia.

The dialogue will be an open forum for discussion of the Community Violence Task Force recommendations and the progress of facilitating those recommendations. The dialogue will be held on Dec. 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 701 E. Broadway.

The Mayor's Task Force on Community Violence was created on Aug. 5, 2013.  Since then, the task force examined research and data, learned from local organizations and experts and listened to the public to create the recommendations. The recommendations were submitted to Council on Nov. 17, 2014. The Council requested an update and received the status at the Oct. 19, 2015 meeting.

The community dialogue was initiated by Councilmembers Ian Thomas, Mike Trapp and Laura Nauser. Trapp and Nauser were on the Community Violence Task Force.

To view the Task Force on Community Violence Final Report and Recommendations and the Status Update Report, click here. (http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/downloadfile.php?id=19395)

A fourth dialogue is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 12.



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