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Aurora launches updated neighborhood-group starter kit and ‘Belong’ leadership board to boost local civic engagement
Summary
City community engagement staff presented a refreshed neighborhood-group starter kit, a target to grow active neighborhood groups by 25% in 2025 and a new quarterly ‘Belong’ board to connect neighborhood leaders directly with the mayor.
Ileana Rivera Nunez, the city’s community engagement manager, told the City Council on Feb. 4 that the community engagement team has revamped a neighborhood-group starter kit and plans to launch a new leadership board to increase resident-led neighborhood groups by 25 percent in 2025.
The presentation outlined the starter kit — a seven-page guide staff said will be published on the city website — and described the Belong board, a council- and mayor-facing quarterly forum for neighborhood-group leaders to meet the mayor and coordinate cross-ward activities.
Why it matters: City officials said neighborhood groups and ward-level events have been a central outreach tool and that stronger resident networks help connect city services, volunteers…
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