4/27/13 - Two city officials will be presenting the results of the Envision Brighton World Café program during an upciming conference in Lansing. Following the success of the program in January 2011, Brighton City Councilwoman Claudia Roblee, who also serves on the Principal Shopping District Board, says she thought other Michigan communities might benefit from the exercise and encourage others to host their own. Roblee and project partner Lauri French will present the processes and results from Brightonâs World Café experience during the 2013 Building Michigan Communities Conference taking place on Monday in Lansing. French is the Cityâs Deputy Director for Community Development, Planning & Zoning and the Downtown Development Authority. The two will present the information during one of the workshops at the conference. The World Café process is used to facilitate visioning or problem solving in large groups. While Brighton came through the economic downturn fairly healthy, officials say they wanted to keep the momentum going and sought input to help create a vibrant, healthy, sustainable downtown. Roblee says in an era when local governments are working hard to engage citizens, she found the program helped drill down into the real priorities of participants, who felt strongly about the downtown. The complete press release issued about the presentation can be found below. (JM)
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