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NEWSLETTERS
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October 2008
September 2008
May/June 2008
Archive of Past Issues
UPCOMING
Nov. 22 ,9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Running
for Office: How about YOU? Workshop, EKU Perkins Building. It's not too late
to register! E-mail LWV
Dec. 1 Board Meets
6 p.m. at Jeanne Nakazawa's
Dec. 15 MEMBER MEETING: Observing Local Government, 7 p.m.
Madison County Public Library Community Room, Berea
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.
Life in Richmond
Berea
Recycles! Information
about recycling in Berea
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COMING SOON
A Citizen's Guide to Local Officials 2009 Contact LWV
of Berea and Madison County for copies.
LWV
Observer Reports Join our local government Observer Corps. Come to
Dec.
15 meeting.
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.
It was presented to local government and the public on Aug. 26
in an event coinciding with and celebrating Women's Equality Day. |
BREAKING
NEWS from our LWV blog
• Running for Office: What about YOU? Register
for Nov.
22 workshop on becoming a candidate for public office. Download Info
and Registration. 
• Dec. 15 Member Meeting: LWV seeks citizens for Observer
Corps
• Climate
Change and Local Government Workshop on 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. Famed
Chicago artist Margaret Burroughs' prints introduced at silent auction.
See story on our LWV blog.
Meet our
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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.
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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