This Thursday, you can share your ideas and feedback on key City of Lethbridge projects and services at Community Conversation.
The upcoming public engagement session is designed to make it easy for everyone to have their say on City initiatives that directly impact daily lives.
More than 40 projects, programs and services will be represented, with many offering active, in-person feedback opportunities.
Senior Communications and Engagement Strategist Sara Peters says this event is about listening to residents and learning from their experiences. “Residents can provide input on active projects like snow plowing and windrow assistance, proposed improvements to assessment and tax notices and transportation planning.”
Other topics will include waste and environment, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services and recreation and culture.
Residents will also have a chance to learn more about the new virtual tours from Infrastructure Services.
“The Community Conversation is the city’s largest citywide engagement event,” Peters adds. “We certainly have a lot of noteworthy projects going on. Transportation planning projects always seem to draw in some crowds. New this year will be assessment and taxation notice enhancements. We’re looking for active public feedback on that. For that project, it’s basically looking at how people read and understand their assessment and tax notices, and if there’s any improvements the city can make.”
With so many projects, programs and services being offered by the City, Peters explains it’s a chance for the public to not have to attend multiple Open Houses. “They get to see all the active projects and engagement happening at a one-stop shop.”
According to Peters, community engagement is very important to the City.
“We want to know the public’s feedback. There’s certain levels in the projects that people can provide more input on. At the starting stage of a project, it’s really important if that’s a project that’s important to you or even if it’s just something you’re interested in, to give feedback and ensure the City hears your voice, as it’s part of one level of decision-making the City makes,” adds Peters.
At these events, Peters notes, people have an opportunity to talk to the subject matter expert on that specific project. “You’re talking directly to the person who knows about that project, can answer questions for you and learn a little bit more or maybe have some myths busted.”
Community Conversation runs from 3–7 p.m. at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
The event is family-friendly and includes free public skating from 3-7 p.m., including sharing the ice with some Lethbridge Hurricanes players from 4-5 p.m.
Residents of all ages can also Give It a Try, which is an event that will transform a portion of the ice into a hands‑on, Olympic and Paralympic Games‑inspired activity zone from 5-7 p.m.
Admission and parking are free, and attendees can enter to win prizes.
