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A Goodbye From Kirsten

Posted on June 7, 2022

Dear ELGL friends, My last day with ELGL will be June 15, 2022, and I wanted to send you a note about my departure and what’s in store for ELGL. Kent and I founded ELGL at our kitchen table after a lunch with some other local government folks in the Portland area. We saw the...
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Your Comments Welcomed: ELGL’s Strategic Plan Draft

Posted on June 6, 2022

Thank you for all your feedback and help with ELGL's strategic plan! The comment period is closed and the final plan will be published soon. After months of member outreach and engagement, we are ready to share the first draft of the ELGL Strategic Plan for 2022 through 2025. Please use the link below to...
Be Critical; Social Justice to Government Series; Matt Hirschinger

Be Critical

Posted on June 6, 2022

This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO. Read all of Matt's other articles at the Social Justice --> Government homepage. I took a Planning Law and Institutions class so I could tell Colorado City Planners that they have the ability to make...
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Nominations Open for the 2022 Sharman Stein Award!

Posted on June 3, 2022

ELGL's friends at Results for America are accepting nominations for this year's Sharman Stein Memorial Award for Storytelling Changemakers! The award recognizes a local government employee or team that uses public communication to cultivate trust and collaboration between residents and their governments. Learn about last year's winner, Port St Lucie, Florida. The application takes about 10 minutes....
Curbside Disposal: Education Campaign Pilot Case Study

Curbside Disposal Education Campaign Pilot

Posted on June 1, 2022

This case study is brought to you by our friends at the EPA's Trash Free Waters Program. The Curbside Disposal Education Campaign Pilot took place from July 2020 to May 2021 in Washington, D.C., through a partnership between the EPA’s Trash Free Waters Program (TFW) and the local District government. The primary goal of this...
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