National Civic League

He is an expert in civic engagement and works to connect residents, government, nonprofits, and businesses together.

As the National Civic League president, he draws on his long life experience and values of inclusiveness and equity to guide his leadership style.

And I gotta tell you, I am so proud to be able to have this opportunity, uh, to have this conversation with Doug Lindhardt.

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And for me at least, personally, it makes me feel more comfortable in my community when I'm involved.

Now, that's, that's for real.

Now, let's talk about what you do now, uh, and, um, what it means because we've partnered, uh, the National League of Cities and the National Civic League, um, through highlighting, uh, the All-American City Award.

But talk about what that award means and how does one, uh, get involved in the National Civic League All-America Cities Award.

Yeah, well, it's really been proposed basically twice in the past 120 years.

120 years ago, the Civic Federation, working with something called the National Civic League, which was established in the 1800s to help growing cities avoid corruption, create efficiency, create effectiveness.

And out of that, basically all of our peer studies, in the early 1900s adopted charter, that was proposed here in the city in 1907, and it was turned down.

It was seen as a threat to the entrenched system of current mayoral power, even at that time in the early formation of the machine.

Arlington's review of possible changes to county governance is on track, the county board's clerk said Tuesday.

After two delays, the National Civic League owes an initial report by October 30th and a final report by November 30th, setting up board consideration in December.

Options include a larger board, district seats, or a separately elected chair.

Board Chair Matt DeFerranti, the lone board member on the November ballot, has promoted a seven-member board.