IN OUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT FIRST FRIDAY FORUM FEEDBACK DISCUSSION CENTER OTHER

First Friday ForuM HIGHLIGHTS   Once a month invited community leaders spend the lunch hour discussing topics of interest.  Highlights of these discussions are posted here for ideas and inspiration.          Discussion Topic 2010 Jul     Making Places, Creating Destinations Jun     The Painful Process of Balancing City's Budgets May     City's Future? Show Me the Money Apr     Parking Re-Visited Mar     An Update From Our Neighbors - York Counts Feb     All Aboard - Amtrak Station Project Jan     Ask the Commissioners 2009 Dec     SOUTH SQUARE Nov     Protecting Our Greatest Asset - Central Market Oct     Looking Forward to Recovery In LancasterCounty -     Scott Sheely, Executive Director, Lancaster County     Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Sept     Progress and Opportunities - The Honorable Mayor Rick Gray   Aug     Art Meets RRTA - Lancaster Museum of Art & Queen     Street Station Jul     Let's Talk About Design - Panel Discussion Jun     Highlights of the discussion with Fred Kent, President of Project     for Public Spaces May     Public Art Action Plan for the City of Lancaster Apr     Lancaster Community Safety Coalition - Joe Morales, Executive     Director Mar         On-Site Tour of the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square   Feb     Public Safety - The Cornerstone of Downtown Revitalization   Jan     BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - Pedro Rivera, Superintendent,     School District of Lancaster 2008 Dec     School District of Lancaster Update     - Pedro Rivera, Superintendent Nov     Lancaster Neighborhoods Part IV - The Northeast and the     Southwest Oct     Lancaster Neighborhoods Part III— James St. Improvement Sept     Stevens-Smith Historic Site Aug     Lancaster Neighborhoods Part II - East King Improvement     District Jul     Lancaster Streetcar Company - Who, What and How? Jun     Small ideas. Big Impact for City Living May     Lancaster Neighborhoods - The Southeast Apr     Hotel/Convention Center—Construction & Hospitality Update     Mar     The Secrets of Charleston's Success - The      Honorable Joseph P.  Riley, Jr. - Mayor of Charleston, South     Carolina Feb     Restoring Balance to Our Streets Jan     Harrisburg Pike Corridor - Part I 2007 Dec     School Renovation 101 Nov     Mayor Rick Gray - Tough Choices Oct      INSIDER SURVEY FINDINGS - An Open Discussion Sep     Making Progress     Lancaster Can Do Better - Sunday News 9/23/07 Aug     Making a Bigger Difference Jul       Marketing the Downtown Jun     Moving Forward May     LancasterArts. com Apr     NO FORUM HELD - Good Friday Mar     Lancaster Living Feb     Moving Forward on a Fast Track to Success Jan     Red Rose Transit 2006 Dec     A White Rose Prespective -      What  Can be Learned from Our Neighbors Nov     Lancaster City Visioning Oct     Growing Together  Sep     What's Developing Downtown? Aug     Public Safety - Cornerstone of Downtown Revitalization Jul     Building Codes - Making the Right Thing Easy Jun    MindSharing May    The ART of Downtown Revitalization Apr      Downtown Revitalization - Where do I park? Mar Development Opportunities and Obstacles  Feb The School District of Lancaster - SDoL Fast Facts Jan Continuing the Growth and Prosperity of Downtown  Lancaster Dec 05      Continuing the Growth and Prosperity of Downtown       Lancaster