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APPENDIX B-2 – SAMPLE NEWS RELEASE 323 News Release Public Invited to Comprehensive Plan Kick-Off Meetings Contact: Paul DeCamp, Planning Director Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission 525 Telfair Street Augusta, Georgia 30901 Phone: (706) 821-1796 FAX: (706) 821-1806 E-mail: [EMAIL REDACTED] (Augusta – December 26, 2007) The public is invited to participate in planning for the future of Augusta-Richmond County. The Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission is hosting open house meetings throughout the city to kick-off the process for updating the Augusta-Richmond County Comprehensive Plan. This is your opportunity to share ideas, voice concerns and describe your vision for Augusta-Richmond County over the next 10-20 years. Planning Commission staff will be present to explain the planning process, review the schedule for updating the Comprehensive Plan and highlight the potential issues and opportunities to be addressed in the plan. Augusta-Richmond County encourages all interested parties to take part in this process. The kick-off meetings will take place on the dates and at the locations indicated on the attached table. A drop-in, open house format will be employed for all of the meetings, so the public is invited to come to the meeting of their choice at any time between 6:30 and 8:30 P.M. Citizens who are unable to attend one of the meetings, but would like more information regarding the plan update process, can contact Paul DeCamp at the Planning Commission by phone, fax or e-mail (see contact information). Information related to plan update is also posted on the Planning Commission website. The website address is: http://www.augustaga.gov/departments/planning_zoning/home.asp Augusta-Richmond County Comprehensive Plan Update – 2008 News Release – December 26, 2007