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Helena Citizens Council shares results of ‘love notes’ outreach at art block; suggests wider public sharing
Summary
Representatives of the Helena Citizens Council reported results from an outreach booth at a recent art block event where residents posted "love notes" about the city; organizers recommended making the compiled report public and continuing the project.
Representatives of the Helena Citizens Council (HCC) reported to the Helena City Commission on July 16 about an outreach activity at a recent art block where residents were invited to write “love notes” about what they like or want improved in Helena.
Ted Hector, identified at the meeting as the chair of the Health Assistants Council and speaking as an HCC representative, described the activity as “a really, really fun project” and said the HCC collected feedback the group summarized in a letter sent to commissioners. Hector recommended continuing the activity and noted the project was inspired by the book The Love of Cities by Peter Kageyama.
A representative identified as Anne Hossareth was also mentioned in the meeting as having helped compile the results and move the project forward. Commissioners asked whether the report would be made publicly available; Hector and other HCC representatives said they would like to share the results broadly and continue developing a plan to do so.
Organizers said participants were asked to write both what they love about Helena and constructive “buts” describing improvements they wanted to see; staff said the feedback included both praise and constructive suggestions.
Ending: HCC representatives said they will continue the initiative and requested guidance on how to share the compiled feedback publicly; no formal city action was recorded at the administrative meeting.
