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January 24, 2013
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Darin Atteberry
FYI - please ask Sarah Kane
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To: Municipal managers and clerks in municipalities without managers
From: Sam Mamet, CML Executive Director
Date: January 9, 2013
Subject: 2013 State of our Cities & Towns: Resources to help you
Enclosed please find 12 copies of CML's 2013 State of Our Cities & Towns report and DVD; a single copy of the
report also was sent to,your mayor. The report tells the story of how Colorado's municipalities are facing the
challenges of today and moving their communities into the future based on our annual State of Our Cities &
Towns survey conducted last October by Corona Insights.
We have provided the dozen copies for you to share with residents at your city or town hall. More are available
free of charge by contacting CML'S Rachel Rhodes at rrhodes(c),cml.org
The DVD contains a 15-minute video based on the survey analysis to air during council meetings or presentations
to civic groups. We also produced a five-minute online version at
www.cml.orq/state_of_our_cities_and_towns.aspx to link from your website or for shorter presentations.
An electronic version of the report and complete responses to the survey also are available at
%,mn ,.cmI.org/state_ ofour _cities_and_towns.aspx
If you have a government access channel, a copy of the 15-minute video was mailed directly to the station in the
hope that it will be added to your station's programming rotation.
We encourage you to use these resources to share the story of your city or town, and ask that you urge your
councilmembers and municipal colleagues to do the same. There are many ways to do this, including:
• making a presentation to volunteer committees, boards, and citizen academies;
• visiting local schools and engaging students;
• writing an article for your municipal newsletter;
• submitting a column to your local newspaper; and
• contacting your local Rotary or Kiwanis Club and offering to speak on the status of your city or town.*
Finally, please let us know if you use any of these resources and any suggestions you may have regarding how
we can make future versions even more beneficial. Please share your thoughts and/or examples with my
colleagues Mark Radtke (mradtke(o)cml.org) or Lisa White (Iwhite(Dcml.org)
* If you make arrangements to present to a service club or at a public forum and you would like for me to join you
to share a statewide perspective, I would be happy to if my schedule permits. Contact me at smamet(a),cml.org or
303-831-6411 or 866-578-0936 to discuss.