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In this month's issue:

Council districts redrawn, District 7 welcomes new portions of Strip District, Bloomfield
Happy Holidays from Councilman Dowd and the District 7 Team!
Annual Report Preview

Council to Go
Community Events and Happenings

News and Updates

Council districts redrawn, District 7 welcomes new portions of Strip District, Bloomfield

City Council districts are getting a new look thanks to information gathered in the 2010 census. Every ten years the boundaries of each City Council district are redrawn based upon the US Census to allow for the most accurate representation of City residents in Council. The new City Council district boundaries are determined and approved by City Council, with guided input from the Council-appointed Reapportionment Advisory Committee.

Under the proposed plan, District 7 will no longer include a large portion of Stanton Heights (near Allegheny Cemetery) and will also say goodbye to portions of the neighborhood of East Liberty. The sections of Stanton Heights and East Liberty that will no longer be included in District 7 will be reapportioned to City Council District 9, represented by Reverend Ricky Burgess. To learn more about the District 9 office, including contact information, visit the District 9 website.

Our office is excited to extend its services to our new constituents, the Strip District Bloomfield, and Friendship, and hopes to continue to deliver the best municipal representation to our already-served areas. For more information about the reapportionment process, or to ask a question about redistricting, contact the District 7 office.

Happy Holidays from Councilman Dowd and the D7 Team!

Councilman Dowd and the District 7 Team would like to wish all District 7 residents and stakeholders a very happy and safe holiday season. Councilman Dowd and the District 7 office have enjoyed serving the District 7 community over the past year, and working with residents and stakeholders to make District 7 a great place to live and work.

The District 7 office and other non-emergency City offices will be closed on December 25^th and January 1^st.

We look forward to the start of another year of working with our partners in the community!

Annual Report Preview

Would you like to get an update on what issues Councilman Dowd and his staff have focused on in the past year? Look no further than the District 7 Annual Report, which will be hitting mailboxes in January 2013.

The Annual Report will provide information about Councilman Dowd’s key initiatives and accomplishments over the past year, in addition to updates relating to upcoming issues and projects. The Annual Report will also be accessible on the District 7 website’s Press Room section, where copies of reports from previous years are also available.

Upcoming Events and Meetings

Council to Go

Join Councilman Patrick Dowd and his staff at Council to Go, his mobile district office, to voice your concerns, ideas, and questions about local government and services.

There will not be a Council to Go meeting for the month of December, but be sure to join us again for Council to Go in 2013:

Polish Hill – Wednesday, January 9, 7:00PM-8:00PM – Polish Hill Civic Association, 3060 Brereton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Community Events and Happenings

Are you, or are you considering, being a landlord in Lawrenceville? If so, join Lawrenceville United for its first ever Landlord Assistance Program, to be held on Saturday, December 8^th from 9:00am-1:00pm at the Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania located at 118 52^nd Street in Lawrenceville. Speakers at the workshop will include representatives from the Bureau of Building Inspection, Pittsburgh Police, Department of Human Services, Housing Authority, and local elected officials, including Councilman Dowd. The workshop is free, and will cover topics such as screening rental applicants, rental agreements, legal problem solving, nuisance violations and code enforcements issues, and will also include a panel discussion with local law-makers. RSVP by calling Lawr enceville United at (412) 802-7220 or email info@lunited.org.

Get ready to light up Polish Hill! Join the Polish Hill Civic Association at the intersection of Brereton and Dobson streets and at the PHCA offices for Light up the Street Night on December 7^th at 6:30pm. PHCA will light the tree at the monument near the intersection of Brereton and Dobson streets and welcome the holiday season. The PHCA will also have a holiday open house to celebrate, with homemade cookies, a holiday photobooth, and music.

If you’re looking for the perfect way to spend time celebrating this holiday season, look no further than the Morningside Area Community Council (MACC)’s Merry Morningside festivities on December 9^th beginning at 5pm, which will include caroling, a holiday party, and even a holiday decorating competition. For complete information regarding dates, times, and locations for Merry Morningside events, take a look at the Merry Morningside page on the MACC website.

Did you know?

Did you know that the custom of making New Year’s resolutions dates back over 4,000 years to the ancient Babylonians? The most common resolution in ancient Babylon was a resolution to return borrowed farm equipment, something not all together different from today’s common resolution to return that stack of borrowed dishes after those large holiday dinners!