THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, June 5, 1996 TAG: 9606050468
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B5 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: METRO BRIEFS
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: 22 lines
``Changing the City Charter to Include the Citizens'' will be the topic of a ``Community Dialogue,'' 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Uncle Louie's restaurant, Wards Corner.
The event will be sponsored by the Norfolk Federation of Business Districts, a coalition of merchant groups and citizens from several areas of the city.
The discussion is aimed at possibly changing the city charter to allow public referendums on a broader range of municipal policy issues and to have direct election of the mayor. Citizens are welcome to raise other possible changes, said Bev Sell, a spokeswoman for the business group.
Committees will be formed to work on the ideas throughout the summer and prepare an action plan for the fall, Sell said.
For more information, leave a message at 627-6323. by CNB