Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Does Peru Need An Event Calendar for its Residents?
I just spent some time looking through the city web site and personally I find it user unfriendly. Actually if I am in Firefox browsing, the site does not completely open and I can't get beyond the first page and that is incomplete.
Should the city have a calendar that is more than a list of recycling days and committee meetings? Do you want to know when events are actually taking place here in Peru? Parades, events come and go and I don't find a place where they are highlighted for the general public. Some time back, I suggested a large changeable calendar in a location to be determined but easily accessible to the general public. Maybe even outdoors to be seen by the public at evening and night hours.
I know that LP has the changing sign near the eastern boundary of Peru but that changes so quickly that driving by you don't get a chance to completely read what is scrolling by.
Has anyone seen something that would work for Peru in a rather central location? Are you missing events that you would have liked to attend? Let us know and maybe the people of this town can come up with some good ideas.
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It would be nice but, first of all, I think they need a calendar for themselves so they don't double book on any particular day like they did with the dog pull. That calendar should be on the podium where the mayor and city clerk sit so they can reference it easily. To begin with, why not at least list all activities on the Peru web-site calendar?
A new calendar should be printed every month with all meetings and activities. Each alderman should receive one with his packet and they should be put throughout city hall so anyone can pick one up. If they need to be updated throughout the month that should be the responsibility of the city clerk.
Perhaps we could use this as an inspiration to do better.
http://www.lasalle-il.gov/calendar/EventList.aspx
The Fire Department has always kept us informed by posting events on their sign on West St. untill the city snowplow drivers smashed it all up by plowing snow into it . Now it just sits there . This would be a good general location for a new modern sign as long as someone trains the plow drivers to not push the snow into the sign . I'm sure whoever was doing it before would volunteer to post all city activities on the new sign or even a repaired sign .
Do I sense a little frustration toward the snow plow drivers? Wonder why? Not get invited to a private party on a snowy, snowy night?
Thanks for the laugh today. I needed that.
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