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	<title>Decatur Metro &#187; Open City Hall</title>
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		<title>City of Decatur Eliminated 5 Vacant Positions in Past Year</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/05/26/city-of-decatur-eliminated-5-vacant-positions-in-past-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/05/26/city-of-decatur-eliminated-5-vacant-positions-in-past-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 13:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Decatur budget 2010-2011]]></category>
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You can now register your official approval/disapproval of Decatur&#8217;s 2010-2011 budget over on Open City Hall.
Among the bullet points in the Open City Hall overview is the &#8220;elimination of 5 vacant full-time positions&#8221;.  But you have to dig into the City Manager&#8217;s 20 page, single-spaced budget message for detail.
During the past year, two full‐time positions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decatur Considers More Specific Ordinance Prohibiting Skateboarding Downtown</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/05/03/decatur-considers-more-specific-ordinance-prohibiting-skateboarding-downtown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/05/03/decatur-considers-more-specific-ordinance-prohibiting-skateboarding-downtown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 15:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
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UPDATE: The Decatur City Commission is scheduled to take up this ordinance at tonight&#8217;s meeting.  See agenda HERE (pdf).
Over on its Open City Hall online feedback forum, the City of Decatur is asking residents how they feel about a new ordinance that explicitly prohibits skateboard and &#8220;similar devices&#8221; in public areas downtown and &#8220;on private [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decatur Polls Residents on Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/03/29/city-polls-residents-on-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/03/29/city-polls-residents-on-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Decatur bond referendum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decatur fire station]]></category>
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Two new multiple choice questions on Decatur&#8217;s Open City Hall website deal with tax levels and whether residents have the stomach for an increase.
The first question is similar to an unofficial poll I recently threw up on DM&#8230;
In today’s current economic condition, it is the City’s goal to maintain the existing levels of service at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis the Season To Give Input!</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/09/tis-the-season-to-give-input/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/09/tis-the-season-to-give-input/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Decatur Railroad Crossing Improvements]]></category>
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Fa la la la la, la la la la!  (Yes, the long-rumored missing seventh verse of Deck The Halls now applies to the efforts of Decatur city government.)
After a few months hiatus, Decatur&#8217;s Open City Hall is once again a happening place.
On the heels of asking questions about the city&#8217;s pending Cultural Arts Master Plan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Decatur&#8217;s Cultural Arts Online Survey!</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/08/take-decaturs-cultural-arts-online-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/08/take-decaturs-cultural-arts-online-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
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If the open-ended questions on Open City Hall aren&#8217;t your thing, the city has just posted a mostly multiple-choice survey on the Cultural Arts Master Plan.
Click here to give your input!
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		<title>Weigh In on Decatur&#8217;s Cultural Arts Master Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/07/weigh-in-on-decaturs-cultural-arts-master-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/07/weigh-in-on-decaturs-cultural-arts-master-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
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In so many ways, Decatur&#8217;s got it buttoned up.
Our budget is top-notch; just ask our creditors.  The city lives and dies by the 10-year strategic development plan.  It&#8217;s in love with many of the ideas in it&#8217;s newish Community Transportation Plan.  It has an Athletic Facility Master Plan, AND Greenway Plan. And it often pays [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decatur Elects to Continue &quot;Open City Hall&quot;</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/19/decatur-elects-to-continue-open-city-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/19/decatur-elects-to-continue-open-city-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[30030]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online forums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open City Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peak Democracy]]></category>

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After a 3 month pilot of &#8220;Open City Hall&#8220;, the city has decided to extend its contract with &#8220;Peak Democracy&#8221; for at least another year.  Here&#8217;s the city&#8217;s press release from Linda Harris.
The City of Decatur announces its commitment to being one of the first cities in the world to add an on-line option to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weigh In On New Open City Hall Topics</title>
		<link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/03/weigh-in-on-new-open-city-hall-topics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/02/03/weigh-in-on-new-open-city-hall-topics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator>
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Catherine reports that there are two new questions posted on the city&#8217;s &#8220;Open City Hall&#8221; webpage.
The first question sounds like its in anticipation of updating the city&#8217;s strategic plan for 2010:
Should the City continue it&#8217;s Smart Growth strategy in downtown Decatur?
The second sounds like its looking for affirmation on a big part of the city&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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