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Neighbor to Receive Urban Hero Award November 5th

November 3, 2016 by Charlie London

twitchellKeith G.C. Twitchell is President of the Committee for a Better New Orleans. Born in New York City and raised in nearby Connecticut, he moved to New Orleans in 1979. Mr. Twitchell concluded a series of marketing firm positions by serving as Creative Director for Shelley Berman Communicators. In 1982 he launched his own company, Pendragon Promotions, a business communications firm. In that capacity he has written and produced a wide variety of communications for a diverse group of clients.

Beginning in the mid-1990s, Mr. Twitchell became involved in a number of urban planning projects, including the Brownfields Initiative and the City of New Orleans Land Use Plan, Master Plan and Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. He served as a consultant for the Committee for a Better New Orleans beginning in July 2000 before accepting a full-time position in March 2002; he became president of the organization in June 2004.

Mr. Twitchell is responsible for project management, organizational leadership and fundraising/finances, and developed key CBNO programs such as the Citizen Participation Program and the Asset-Building-Based Employee Benefits Model. He also played lead roles in establishing the Orleans Public Education Network and the Greater New Orleans Water Collaborative, and oversees the annual Bryan Bell Metropolitan Leadership Forum.

Mr. Twitchell is a former Captain of Krewe du Vieux, a state-ranked tennis player and an award-winning writer, and has served on a variety of organization boards. He received a YLC Role Model award in 2014. He earned his B.A. from Washington College and his M.A. from Bowling Green State University, and is a member of the ODK National Leadership Honor Society. His other interests include travel, the ancient world, fossils and minerals, music, cetacean research, and people.

Saturday, November 5th
Hotel Storyville, 1261 Esplanade Ave.
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Details on the event in the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-urban-heroes-celebration-tickets-27338750940

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Clear Info on 2012 City Budget

October 26, 2011 by Charlie London

by Keith Twitchell

The City Council has just begun its hearings on the mayor’s proposed 2012 city budget. As the final arbiters on the budget, this is one of the Council’s most important tasks. Community members can provide input at the Council budget meetings or by contacting their Council members.

At the bottom of this post please find a PDF that describes the process and the proposed 2012 budget in clear and simple terms (yes, it can be done!) that was prepared by the New Orleans Coalition on Open Governance.

The opportunity to have a voice in how the city spends our money is the essence of citizen participation, and I hope you will take just a few minutes to look this over and to take the opportunity to provide your input on what the priorities should be for our city in the year ahead.

CLICK HERE FOR CLEAR AND SIMPLE INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED 2012 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

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