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NEWSLETTERS
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a download:
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
Archive of Past Issues
UPCOMING
Jan. 14 7 p.m. Mayor Connelly: State of Berea
Jan. 21 7 p.m. Judge-Executive Kent Clark, State of Madison County.
Jan. 28 7 p.m. Mayor Connie Lawson, State of Richmond.
LINKS
Kentucky LWV
National LWVUS
KFTC Election Guide
Ky Secretary of
State Voter Information Center
Kentuckians for the
Commonwealth
KYNEWS.ORG Berea,
Madison Co. & Central Ky. news Web site compiled by Andy McDonald
CABN Community Action for Barnes-Mill Neighborhood
Madison County Greenways and Trails, Inc.
Our Internet provider is Chapel Communications, a Richmond, Ky. Internet provider.
RESOURCES
A Citizen's Guide to Local
Officials 2009 Download for printing on
legal size paper. Contact LWV
of Berea and Madison County for copies.
LWV
Observer Reports
Consider becoming an observer at local govt. meetings in Berea, Madison County
and Richmond.
OUR VISION for Local Government We have continued to engage discussion on the future of Berea, Richmond and Madison County in the areas of land use, growth, and economic development. In 2005 when all three local governments revised their comprehensive land use plans, LWV hosted several public meetings to encourage citizen input. Read the LWV's
VISION STATEMENT for local government adopted at 2008 Annual Meeting. 
BREAKING
NEWS from our LWV blog
Connelly, Clark, Lawson address State of cities/county.
LWV of Berea and Madison County is hosting State
of the City and County addresses January 2010.
Read about 2009-10 agenda of comprehensive planning, energy and environmental
studies, and more in our September newsletter.
Meet our
officers and board
LWV ACTIVITIES
Candidate Forums
LWV candidate forums give voters an opportunity
to hear candidates respond to questions of local concern. For information
about our candidate forums, e-mail us.
• Running for Office workshop Nov.
22, 2008 provided inspiration, tips on becoming a candidate. Read
what Eleanor Jordan and others had to say and research paper on Gender
and Racial Diversity in Kentucky's Public Offices by Berea College
students.
• Climate
Change and Local Government Workshop Oct. 15, 2008 stressed the need
for data on carbon footprint, community collaboration and cooperation. View
Amy Malick's presentation on
how local governments can monitor and achieve energy efficiency.
Women in Black History Karen Cotton McDaniel illuminates Kentucky's African American visionary women at Annual Meeting in April, 2008. Famed Chicago artist Margaret Burroughs' prints introduced at silent auction. See story on our LWV blog.
Energy Efficiency for public buildings and residences
How to be save energy and money
Feb
19, 2007 meeting.
All about net metering in Berea.
Restoration of Voting Rights for Released Felons
LWVKY joins other groups to encourage legislators to amend
the constitution and allow automatic voting rights for e-felons. See Lobby
Day
Open Government WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW. Our terrific links and information page about open meetings and open records with an automatic open records letter generator.
Visionary Women of Berea Berea College students interviewed women who have made contributions to the future of the community for a publication available through the LWV. Contact Elizabeth Crowe.
Our November 2006 meeting questioned economic development strategies in Kentucky and made suggestions to improve investment in entrepeneurship in Madison County. See "State needs new economic development ideas: MACED says."
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