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ROGER
I think public meetings are a thing of the past, not sure how you engage these days,
Sad that only 3 people turned up, it has to be looked at is this body viable?
it was a good try, the other problem is, should this body fall then decisions will go back to being made 50 miles away.
So realy I'm a fan of such a body, and hopefully a formula can be found to make it work.
Maybe publishing results of the meeting on unemployed, how the panel could/would help, etc.
Just a suggestion
results could be put around, community groups, shops etc where ever people go, might spark some interest