Best Practices Slovakia Center for Community Organizing
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Independent Citizens Commission
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. read more...
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