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The hope is to gather as much input as possible and then as the process to set city goals moves ahead, those ideas will be whittled down and refined with the assistance of professionals of varying kinds.
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To get an idea about how the 1992 plan informed the current shape of the city one need only look as far as its bike lane infrastructure.
Villarreal pointed out that there香蕉视频直播檚 a high concentration of bike lanes in this city, and that was one of the things laid out in that plan.
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City staff will be out collecting your opinions at a variety of events.
Next up will be at the Parkinson Recreation Centre香蕉视频直播檚 Family Fun Day on Sunday, May 29 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Those who are social media savvy may also want to make note of the hashtag #ImagineKelowna.
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That avenue comes with a chance to win from a weekly draw.
Prizes, says the city, will vary.
For more information go to http://imagine.kelowna.ca/.
