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Kids Voting Rochester is back for this important presidential election on November 4, 2008. Students learn about democracy through a combination of classroom activities, family dialogue, and an authentic voting experience on Election Day. In addition to valuable civics lessons about voting and elections, students also explore the right to vote, democracy, and active citizenship. In our inaugural year, 3800 students voted. This year we know that number can be doubled or tripled.

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Topic: Bike/Walk Paths and Parking

The ROCOG (Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments) Board is looking for Public input prior to beginning work on the Plan Update by holding a series of 4 evening public meetings. The ROCOG planning area includes all of Olmsted County, to include the City of Rochester, along with state and county roads and bike trails connecting the small cities in the county.

The federal government requires that metro areas with populations greater than 50,000 update their Long Range Transportation Plan every 5 years.

Here in Rochester and Olmsted County, this effort is coordinated by the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) which is staffed by the Rochester-Olmsted Planning Dept.