{"id":75422,"date":"2020-01-07T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=75422"},"modified":"2020-11-24T15:48:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T20:48:29","slug":"lets-talk-with-michelle-chambers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/01\/07\/lets-talk-with-michelle-chambers\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s talk with Michelle Chambers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_75423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75423\" style=\"width: 447px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Chambers_Lets_Talk.jpg\" alt=\"City Councilwoman Michelle Chambers\" width=\"447\" height=\"558\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Chambers_Lets_Talk.jpg 447w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Chambers_Lets_Talk-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">City Councilwoman Michelle Chambers unveils, &#8220;Let&#8217;s Talk Fort Wayne&#8221; meetings. Image courtesy of Chambers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News release from Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Michelle Chambers:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Newly elected City Council At-Large Councilwoman Michelle Chambers announces first community engagement initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Councilwoman Chambers is immediately going to work for the community, with an open-door policy<\/li>\n<li>Casual Community Conversations will take place Quarterly in four Quadrants in an open forum;<\/li>\n<li>Get involved, share your thoughts, concerns and opinions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(January 7, 2020) &#8211; City Council At Large Councilwoman, Michelle Chambers invites you and your family, friends and neighbors to join her for the first installment of &#8220;Casual Community Conversations.&#8221; Each quarter, beginning this March 14 and March 21, Councilwoman Chambers wants to invite you to have a citywide community dialogue. This open forum is intended to create an atmosphere of transparency in Fort Wayne and allow residents to address their concerns, issues and share recommendations. <\/p>\n<p>Sworn in on January 1, 2020 and taking an oath to serve the city at large, Chambers spoke openly to her fellow community and constituents by expressing her desire to &#8220;work collectively to have more constituents at the table.&#8221; She recently said, &#8220;Let&#8217;s talk, Fort Wayne \u00e2\u20ac\u201d You don&#8217;t want to miss the Casual Community Conversations&#8230; we are going to actively talk with one another! I&#8217;m looking forward to representing you as your Councilwoman, where change is possible with a collective voice.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Casual community conversations schedule of events<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 14, 2020 10:00am &#8211; 12:00pm &#8211; Southeast Quadrant: Hessen Cassel Public Library, 3030 East Pawling Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46816<\/li>\n<li>March 21, 2019 10:00am &#8211; 12:00pm &#8211; Southwest Quadrant: Waynedale Public Library, 2200 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46819 <\/li>\n<li>March 14, 2020 1:00pm &#8211; 3:00pm &#8211; Northwest Quadrant: Little Turtle Public Library, 2201 Sherman Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN 46808<\/li>\n<li>March 21, 2020 10:00am &#8211; 12:00pm &#8211; Northeast Quadrant: Georgetown Public Library, 6600 East State Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN 46815<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a 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From left to right: FWPD Chief Steve Reed, Commission Co-Chair Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Michelle Chambers, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, and Co-Chair and Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Joe Jordan.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='200f46a87cc2fee74da4b9125e97823c' data-image-id=\"11462\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210602\/248280.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210602\/thumbs\/thumbs_248280.jpg\" data-title=\"Mayor&#039;s Commission on Police Reform and Racial Justice update\" data-description=\"On June 2, 2021, city officials provided an update on the implementation of recommendations from the Mayor&#039;s Commission on Police Reform and Racial Justice update. From left to right: FWPD Chief Steve Reed, Commission Co-Chair Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Michelle Chambers, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, and Co-Chair and Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Joe Jordan.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Mayor&#039;s Commission on Police Reform and Racial Justice update\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Mayor&#039;s Commission on Police Reform and Racial Justice update\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11462\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210602\/thumbs\/thumbs_248280.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20210602\/248203.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Michelle Chambers during an update from city officials on the implementation of the recommendations from the Mayor&#039;s Commission on Police Reform and Racial Justice on June 2, 2021.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='200f46a87cc2fee74da4b9125e97823c' data-image-id=\"11464\" 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