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Q: Did the members of Escambia All for One go to the citizens of Escambia County to ask for their input at any public forums?

A: Yes, but not as much as we would have liked. We have to continue to create opportunities for citizens to discuss this topic. Since June we have held open meetings at New World Landing. Our advertising was not great to begin with but by October they were noticed and covered by most media. The first presentation we gave to ANYONE was to the Century City Council on August 4th. We then made it to a few rotary clubs, a coffee meeting in Perdido Key, the Retiree Association of Internation Paper, and multiple radio shows. Then on Oct 8th we hosted three representatives from Jacksonville to share “The Jacksonville Story.” We held two open advertised sessions that day which were aired multiple times on WSRE. All elected officials in this county have know about this cause since August and we’ve been working hard to get out to the people. We need to host a meeting in the north end. Anyone willing to help with venue and invitations?

Q: Is Escambia All For One trying to do a study or have a vote?

A: Both. Start with a Study that examines the pros and cons of a Unified Government and during that process engage all communities in this county (not just the north end, but also the west side, perdido key, the beach, nine mile rd area, the minorities, the retirees). That process will take 1 1/2 years and the only way it will work is to be inclusive and transparent. Then based on that information write a new constitution that the citizens can vote on in the November 2010 election.

Concern: When organizations speak for me or others in our county without really asking for our input.

Response: I think you are referring to the Vision 2020 statement on our website. That is used as a framework to start discussing what we the citizens might expect out of this new government. Think about a clean sheet of paper and what you expect of your government. What we have there is a discussion item of what might be possible. Would you agree that those things are important? Is there something else you would like to see? Over the next 18 months these are the considerations that need to be made.