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Drawing straws: Forum to discuss water issues in OklahomaOklahoma A new public deliberative forum guide on Oklahoma water has been released. Drawing Straws: Working Together to Manage Oklahoma's Growing Demand for Water was modeled on National Issues Forums books but was written for the Oklahoma Partnership for Public Deliberation. Public deliberative forums are a way for people to come together and talk about issues in a safe way. "With a public deliberative forum, participants are able to dialogue and have the opportunity to reconsider the views of others, said Susan Moffat, Cleveland County Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Community Development Educator. "Participants can also offer their own opinions and values and develop a better understanding of the issue at hand." An Oklahoma Water Forum is scheduled for Nov. 30 in Slaughterville City Hall, located at 10701 US Hwy 77, beginning at 6:30 p.m. In the two-hour forum participants will be provided a deliberative guide which offers three distinct approaches: treat water as a commodity, balance supply and demand through conservation or treat water as a common good. Volunteer trained moderators from the Cleveland County group of the National Issues Forum will guide participants through equal consideration of each approach. "These forums are public meetings and are not affiliated with the public input portion of the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan," Moffat said. "The purpose of these forums is for community members to come together to discuss the issue and better understand its implications and consider the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches to the issue." For more information, Susan Moffat may be contacted at 405-321-4774, susan.moffat@okstate.edu. Pre-registration is recommended. A copy of the issue guide can be picked up at the OSU Extension Office, 601 E Robinson in Norman or downloaded on the Internet at OKdeliberates.org.
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