Boston Civic Summit Planned

According to an article in this morning's Metro, there are plans to hold a civic engagement summit in Boston. The plans are being discussed by Boston City Council President Maureen Feeney, and the initial focus appears to be on address the low turnout in recent City elections.

Councilor Maureen Feeney said officials will work over the next few weeks to plan a forum that will bring together residents to talk about how more people can become more interested in city government. She said the goal of the summit — expected to be at the Boston Convention & Exposition Center — is “to start a conversation on the city’s civic health and vitality.”

Figures compiled on Election day indicated that only about 13 percent of residents came out to vote. In 2003, the previous non-mayoral election year, 24.6 percent of voters went to the polls.

We'll post more details as we learn of them. Click here to read the full article.

Thanks to Tom Sander of the Saguaro Seminar for forwarding the article.