Mayor Ed FitzGerald kicked off his Listening To Lakewood (L2L) Program on Thursday, June 19, 2008. He is walking different neighborhoods in the City for several weeks with members of his Administration and talking with residents to find out what questions and concerns they have about the City. At the end of each walking tour, a neighborhood meeting is held which includes a question and answer session along with a Power Point presentation addressing the challenges our city faces and what City Hall is doing to overcome them.

The Mayor has already walked two neighborhoods and held two neighborhood meetings. Issues discussed during his walks have included high grass and weeds, law enforcement concerns and potholes. Resident concerns are logged and forwarded to the appropriate city department for follow-up. The Mayor anticipates it will take him a little over a year to walk each neighborhood in the city.

He will begin his third walking tour the week on July 21 and will be walking the area of Northland Avenue to Belle Avenue between Detroit and Madison Avenues. He will hold a neighborhood meeting for this neighborhood on Tuesday, August 12 at 7:00 PM at Harding Middle School.

“I want to hear what residents have to say about the City and I want to address their concerns,” stated Mayor FitzGerald. “Listening to Lakewood is an opportunity for us to go into a neighborhood and hear what residents are talking about. It’s a way for us to get our building, public works, police and all city departments more in touch with our residents.”