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I live south of Winnipeg in a small community. During my commute this morning, I noticed a section of our street “under construction”. The street was closed off. I have no idea what they are doing. And why. It occurred to me that I’m no longer satisfied in “letting things happen to me”. Perhaps I’m influenced too much by participatory technologies, but I like to know what’s happening my community. Who decided this road should be repaired? Why? How long will it take? What other priorities were shelved as a result? Not-knowing is not acceptable. Something as simple as an online forum or blog – or even online consultation – isn’t unrealistic. It take five minutes to set up a blog. Decision made in isolation and then dropped on others is no way to run an organization or a community. Local Politicians Use Social Media to Connect with Voters: “Perhaps most significant to the evolving shift in local political communication is the sense that social media is starting to fill the void left by downsized news staffs or the complete absence of journalists in smaller communities.”
We want information and we want to be involved. That’s not asking too much, is it?