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Lewisville workshop speaker urges residents to turn connections into civic action for 2035 plan
Summary
At a City of Lewisville workshop on the Lewisville 2035 planning process, Angela Self, planning director for Cedar Hill, told attendees that everyday connections and trust are the foundation for long-term community planning. City Planning Director Richard Lutke closed the event and reminded the audience that three more workshops are planned.
Angela Self, planning director for the City of Cedar Hill, told a packed Lewisville workshop that everyday interactions and trust are the foundation for lasting community planning.
“What does it take to build community?” Self asked during the presentation on community building tied to Lewisville’s 2035 planning process. She said community forms from shared values, places and repeated everyday interactions — from grocery-store greetings to regular visits to local trails and coffee shops — and encouraged attendees to convert those relationships into collaborative civic action.
Self, who the meeting host identified as a…
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