M. Shapiro Real Estate Group’s Post

BRANFORD , CONNECTICUT

Anderson County South Carolina

Charleston County, South Carolina

Great insights were shared at the FOCUS St. Louis event! Former St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, Former St. Louis County Council Member Colleen Wasinger, and Former President & CEO of Bi-State Development and Mayor of Chesterfield John Nations provided valuable nuggets on finding common ground through civil discourse. Here are some key takeaways from the event: 1. Building relationships is crucial to achieving success. 2. Working across party lines is necessary for progress. 3. Disagreements can be productive, as long as they are respectful. 4. Avoid seeking attention in a negative way. 5. Politics should be about the business of people, not outside agendas. 6. Our young people need more ways to connect and get involved. It was good to hear the discussion on how we can improve civil discourse in our community. Thank you to Yemi A. Akande-Bartsch, Ph.D and Jody Sowell Sowell for facilitating these important discussions. Let's continue to strive for civil discourse and finding common ground. #FOCUSStLouis #CivilDiscourse #CommunityDiscussions

Thursday I joined Whitfield County Commissioner Barry Robbins, Parks and Recreation Director Brian Chastain, and GIS Coordinator Jess Hansen as we addressed the Northwest Georgia chapter of the Georgia State Retirees Association. The Georgia State Retirees Association is an organization representing the interests of retired employees of the State of Georgia. The Whitfield County team discussed the proactive and collaborative culture of Whitfield County government and specifically focused on our park facilities. In this way we maintain grass roots contact with the people we serve and never pass up an opportunity to preach the gospel of good government. #county #counties #localgovernment #whitfieldcounty #georgia #stategovernment #publicservice #retirees #organizationalculture #organizationalleadership #organizationalmanagement #proactiveapproach #collaboration #teamwork #parksandrecreation #goodgovernance

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GEORGIA

Moose - Morton County North Dakota

Expressing how pleased I am to read the State of Illinois Preservation Plan progress report. The plan, commissioned by the Illinois State Historic Preservation office and performed by the The Lakota Group, completed is stakeholder engagement portion, and the survey says... Stakeholders see the Historic Tax Credit, including Rivers Edge, as a key tool for community and economic development. City of Rockford specific stakeholders prioritized preservation of our industrial buildings AND commercial districts (aka "main streets") for preservation and economic development opportunities. The fact that #Rockfordians see these areas as priorities should bode well for the J. Jeffers & Co. plan for #ColmanYards in Alderwoman Gabrielle Torina, MSC ward. Further, it was good to see that across the state, stakeholders desire to work with Landmarks Illinois to continue preservation/economic development opportunities with historic properties. #development #opportunities #community #economicdevelopment #economicgrowth #preservation #historicpreservation #historicbuildings If you'd like to read more about phase 1/stakeholder results, you can do so here:

We define the Northland as eight counties across the Minnesota Arrowhead, plus Douglas County in Wisconsin. This region is deeply interconnected in terms of economy, culture, and more: https://lnkd.in/ekK9Cs3 #northspan

We define the Northland as eight counties across the Minnesota Arrowhead, plus Douglas County in Wisconsin. This region is deeply interconnected in terms of economy, culture, and more: https://lnkd.in/ekK9Cs3 #northspan