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Supervisors debate rural outreach plan, set work session to shape 'rural steering' meetings
Summary
After extended debate about scope and naming, the Blackhawk County Board of Supervisors agreed to develop a plan for regular outreach to residents in unincorporated and rural areas and scheduled a work session to refine the idea.
Blackhawk County supervisors spent more than two hours debating a proposal to create an ongoing rural outreach effort, agreeing to a work session to develop details and dates but leaving open whether the group will be called a “rural steering committee.”
The proposal, introduced at the July 15 regular session, would launch an annual meeting and related outreach aimed at township trustees, clerks and other rural residents to explain county services, agricultural topics and pending items such as a proposed sales-tax amendment. “I’ll bring this up. This is kind of ... to get better communication with our folks in rural areas,” the supervisor who introduced the item said.
Why it matters: Supervisors said rural residents lack ready access to county information and programs because many rely on township officials rather…
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