Look beyond the familiar circle
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A second civic group warned that a parochial view of the audience might overlook residents from the surrounding communities. The planners had been discussing only the travel patterns familiar to people who lived near the historic hall. They reached a unanimous decision to review the location before printing the final notice. The groups also made a reciprocal arrangement: each would share the other's publicly available event calendar, giving both sets of members a clearer view of opportunities in the wider area.
The concern about a parochial outlook was about narrow assumptions, not a judgment that one neighborhood's residents mattered less than another's. A unanimous decision meant every member of the planning group supported the review, although they had not yet chosen the same preferred venue. The reciprocal calendar arrangement remained useful whichever location they selected. It gave both groups the same opportunity to exchange information while leaving each responsible for explaining its own events and keeping its notices accurate.
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