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Community Lens urges Anderson council to lower barriers, pilot neighborhood engagement
Summary
Local volunteers Angie Strickler and Kelly Kelly presented research-backed strategies to increase civic participation, urging the council to make public comment a standing agenda item, pilot at least one engagement idea within 90 days, and provide clearer, more accessible information and dashboards on city projects.
Angie Strickler and Kelly Kelly of Community Lens of Anderson told the council on Dec. 11 that residents are increasingly engaged and asked the city to adopt concrete practices to make participation easier and more meaningful.
Strickler described Community Lens’s origin during the COVID-19 period and recounted events the group has held, including a town hall focused on the city’s COVID relief funds that drew about 80 people. Kelly, who identified…
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