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Independent Citizens Commission
Duration of the case: 1 year (July 2005 - June 2006).
Prepared by: Chuck Hirt
Center for Community Organizing, Slovakia
June 16, 2006
Abstract
This case study describes citizens' efforts to address a repeated problem in the city of Banska Bystrica. The problem is with how the city prepares development projects in neighborhoods. After repeated experience of having projects proposed which citizens didn't like, they formed their own commission to look at the entire system and propose some solutions. The commission met separately with city officials, neighborhood residents and investors. They also visited England to learn more about how another European Union country operates. They concluded their initial work by preparing a report with recommendations and holding a press conference to promote these recommendations. While the final results are not yet known, there is considerable discussion about the recommendations and new hope for a change.
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Community on the Web
Duration of the case: 4 months (spring 2006 - summer 2006)
Prepared by: Norbert Vrabec
Citizen Action, Slovakia
June 2006
Abstract
The main goal of the project was to create a new website www.klokocina.sk that could serve the local community of the Klokočina neighborhood in Nitra, Slovakia. Nitra is located 85 km from Bratislava with the population of 90 000 inhabitants. The Klokočina neighborhood is the biggest neighborhood in the city. About 33 000 people live in high rise buildings.
In spite of this high concentration of people, local citizens did not have any source of information (local newspaper, radio, TV, etc.) This project significantly improved citizens' awareness of community life and contributed to their active participation in decision making processes.
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