Editor, Gazette-Journal:

The Gloucester Department of Community Engagement would like to suggest a New Year’s resolution for our citizens: SpeakUp and get involved in your local government!

May I suggest an easy way for community members to provide their comments, ideas and suggestions to county staff and officials? SpeakUp Gloucester is an online community engagement tool that makes it quick and simple for the public to share their input with county officials and staff about local government, school operations, and programs and services.

SpeakUp Gloucester has recently been improved to direct citizens’ comments to targeted areas such as Community Development; Finance, Budgeting & Purchasing; Library Services; Parks, Recreation and Tourism; Public Utilities; Roads and Transportation and an “Other” category. New to the SpeakUp forum is Gloucester County Public Schools, which has joined the SpeakUp Gloucester platform for citizen input.

SpeakUp Gloucester ...