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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear colleagues</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>9 months ago we opened (holded) a space in a
Regional Council that includes 25 villages and Kibutzim ( corporate
villages). They decided to build a 5 years strategic plan for the region
together with the inhabitants. 11 teams worked on the issues that stemmed
from the Open Space and last friday 10 teams that included inhabitants (130 of
them) and civil servants presented their final suggestions in an open
event/market to the public and guests and were acknowledged as the official
guidelines of the strategic plan. The teams decided that they want to
continue. The issue of the missing team was as Harrison calls it "clear as mud"
and was publicly declared by the Head of the Council as the next focal
point.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The event and all the process was declared by
the Inhabitants and the Academic and Govenmental guests as the first
manifestation of real participatory democracy that they have experienced and
they were thrilled. One of the inhabitants shared her understandind of
the process: </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>" We were excited by the 4
principals but I would like to add to the 4th: It ends when it ends
but then it starts again". Or as Tova said " After 9 months the baby was
born but now all the work of raising him up starts" It seems that
they are getting addicted to this, and our role along the way is
just slightly to remind them of the tune (in their words).
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And the question:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We (with Tova) are in a process of using OS in the
context of inhabitants participation in building a "Master- Plan" for a small
city. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>We would be very thankful to hear and
learn about your experience in this kind of work, especially on the
allignment with the city planners and the planning stages, and how coming
elections effects it?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Avner Haramati</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jerusalem</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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