If You Had a Politician’s Ear, What Agenda for Michigan Would You Share?

The latest installment in the Center for Michigan’s Community Conversations will be held from 6:30-8:30pm. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Orion Community Center, 1335 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion.

The Center for Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan “think-and-do” tank in Ann Arbor, periodically travels the state and holds Community Conversations to gather and amplify the voices of the state’s citizens, according to its web sites. Findings are then shared with policymakers.

At the Lake Orion conversation, the community is convening a group of 25-50 people for a 90-minute discussion to set the community’s agenda for Michigan in 2014.

It’s one of more than 150 structured dialogues taking place through April 2014 that will query more than 3,000 Michigan residents from throughout the state.

Discussion topics will include:

• How you feel about Michigan today;
• Education;
• Economy and prosperity;
• Quality of life;
• Priorities for public money.

The Center for Michigan believes that Michiganders’ voices should shape the focus of the 2014 election and Michigan’s path in 2015 and beyond– and its staff plans to take the priorities residents share in this discussion and amplify them to the candidates.

The event is free and all are welcome.  To reserve your spot, register online at orionconversation@gmail.com. For more information, contact Amy at (248) 393-1201.

To learn more about the Community Conversations and the Center for Michigan, please visit thecenterformichigan.net.