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		<title>July Steering Committee Meeting</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The July Steering Committee Meeting was held on July 8, 2010.  To view the summary of the meeting please click on the following link:
July Steering Committee Meeting Summary 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The July Steering Committee Meeting was held on July 8, 2010.  To view the summary of the meeting please click on the following link:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/ftp/JulyMeetingSummary.pdf" target="_blank">July Steering Committee Meeting Summary </a></p>
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		<title>Youth Focus Group</title>
		<link>http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/?p=108</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Youth Focus Group was held with the Civic&#8217;s Class at the Clairton Education Center to obtain a young person&#8217;s persepective on the City&#8217;s needs and issues, and to hear what their vision for the future of Clairton looks like.  To view a summary of the focus group, please click on the link below:
Youth Focus Group [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Youth Focus Group was held with the Civic&#8217;s Class at the Clairton Education Center to obtain a young person&#8217;s persepective on the City&#8217;s needs and issues, and to hear what their vision for the future of Clairton looks like.  To view a summary of the focus group, please click on the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/ftp/YouthFocusGroupSummary.pdf" target="_blank">Youth Focus Group Summary </a></p>
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		<title>May Steering Committe Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/?p=105</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The May Steering Committee Meeting was held on May 13th.  To view the meeting minutes please click on the link below:
May Meeting  Minutes
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The May Steering Committee Meeting was held on May 13th.  To view the meeting minutes please click on the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/ftp/MayMeetingSummary.pdf" target="_blank">May Meeting  Minutes</a></p>
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		<title>Business Forum Meeting Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/?p=102</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Business Forum Meeting Summary that was held on January 12th  is now available by clicking on the link below:
Business Forum Meeting Summary
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Business Forum Meeting Summary that was held on January 12th  is now available by clicking on the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/ftp/BusinessForumSummary.pdf" target="_blank">Business Forum Meeting Summary</a></p>
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		<title>March Steering Committee Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/?p=97</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The March Steering Committee Meeting was held on March 11th at 10:00 AM.  To review the meeting minutes please click on the following link:
March Meeting Minutes 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The March Steering Committee Meeting was held on March 11th at 10:00 AM.  To review the meeting minutes please click on the following link:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/ftp/March_MeetingSummary.pdf" target="_blank">March Meeting Minutes </a></p>
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		<title>Draft Existing Land Use and Neighborhood Map</title>
		<link>http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/?p=93</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Draft Existing Land Use and Neighborhood Map has been developed for the Comprehensive Plan.  The Steering Committee has conducted an initial review of the map at the January Steering Committee Meeting and changes have been made to reflect their comments.  The map can be reviewed by clicking on the link below.  A description of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Draft Existing Land Use and Neighborhood Map has been developed for the Comprehensive Plan.  The Steering Committee has conducted an initial review of the map at the January Steering Committee Meeting and changes have been made to reflect their comments.  The map can be reviewed by clicking on the link below.  A description of the existing land use categories can also be found below.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/ftp/DraftExistingLandUseMap_Neighborhoods.pdf" target="_blank">DRAFT Existing Land Use and Neighborhood Map</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/ftp/ExistingLandUse_Handout.pdf" target="_blank">Existing Land Use Categories </a></p>
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		<title>Draft Vision and Community Development Objectives</title>
		<link>http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/?p=90</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Draft Vision and Community Development Objectives have been developed for the Comprehensive Plan.   The Vision statement identifies Clairton&#8217;s most important values.  The purpose of the Community Development Objectives is to provide a basis for goals and objectives.  They are broad in scope and reflect the accomplishments the plan aspires to achieve.
Please take the time to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Draft Vision and Community Development Objectives have been developed for the Comprehensive Plan.   The Vision statement identifies Clairton&#8217;s most important values.  The purpose of the Community Development Objectives is to provide a basis for goals and objectives.  They are broad in scope and reflect the accomplishments the plan aspires to achieve.</p>
<p>Please take the time to review and make any comments.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/ftp/Vision_CommunityDevelopmentObjectives.pdf">Draft Vision and Community Development Objectives </a></p>
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		<title>January Steering Committee Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/?p=87</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third Steering Committee meeting was held on January 14th.  At the meeting the Vision and Community Development Objectives were discussed, as well as background information for the Comprehensive Plan.  To view a summary of the meeting, please click on the link below:
January Steering Committee Meeting
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The third Steering Committee meeting was held on January 14th.  At the meeting the Vision and Community Development Objectives were discussed, as well as background information for the Comprehensive Plan.  To view a summary of the meeting, please click on the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/ftp/January_MeetingSummary.pdf" target="_blank">January Steering Committee Meeting</a></p>
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		<title>Business Forum Presentation</title>
		<link>http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/?p=80</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Business Forum was held on January 12th to identify main issues and concerns of the local business community.
The presentation from the Forum can be viewed here:
Business Forum Presentation 
These towns and links below were also referenced in the presentation.  They are in some ways similar in character to Clairton and have each varying degrees and approaches [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Business Forum was held on January 12th to identify main issues and concerns of the local business community.</p>
<p>The presentation from the Forum can be viewed here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/ftp/BusinessForumPresentation.pdf" target="_blank">Business Forum Presentation </a></p>
<p>These towns and links below were also referenced in the presentation.  They are in some ways similar in character to Clairton and have each varying degrees and approaches to their respective economic reinvention.</p>
<p><a title="blocked::http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Adams,_Massachusetts" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Adams,_Massachusetts" target="_parent">North Adams, Massachusetts </a></p>
<p><a title="blocked::http://www.allbusiness.com/labor-employment/labor-sector-performance/12037639-1.html" href="http://www.allbusiness.com/labor-employment/labor-sector-performance/12037639-1.html" target="_parent">Estacada, Oregon</a></p>
<p> <a title="blocked::http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/business/smallbusiness/21beacon.html?pagewanted=1&amp;_r=2" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/business/smallbusiness/21beacon.html?pagewanted=1&amp;_r=2" target="_parent">Beacon, New York</a></p>
<p> <a title="blocked::http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26723764/" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26723764/" target="_parent">Mazomanie, Wisconsin</a></p>
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		<title>Business Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.mackinengineering.com/clairton/?p=65</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A business survey has been developed to identify economic conditions and future opportunities for Clairton.  Local business owners are encouraged to take the survey as it will ultimately provide input into the future direction of Clairton.  No individual information will be released and only summary findings will be presented in the Comprehensive Plan.
The survey can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A business survey has been developed to identify economic conditions and future opportunities for Clairton.  Local business owners are encouraged to take the survey as it will ultimately provide input into the future direction of Clairton.  No individual information will be released and only summary findings will be presented in the Comprehensive Plan.</p>
<p>The survey can be found here:</p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229Z8NPK5CH">http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229Z8NPK5CH</a></span></span></p>
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