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In December, we wrote an article for the Richmonder with five issues we would be talking about in 2025, and one of those issues was that community outreach would be critical with a new Mayor in office. We were hopeful that Mayor Avula would establish “real and regular outreach to the community and its neighborhoods. It could come in the form of a newsletter, regular press discussions, a podcast, following FOIA laws (instead of building walls), and being seen regularly in the community (Twitter and showing up for photo ops don’t count).”
And beyond communication channels, we suggested Avula reestablish the Neighborhood Teams process that partner people at City Hall with the people in their communities to identify problems before they get too big and solve them quickly and before it gets too expensive to fix. Working as a team to make good ideas better can cover everything from neighborhood safe…
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