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Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman is urging citizens to keep safe in the wake of high winds that have damaged property, uprooted trees and left tens of thousands of Central Ohio homes without power. Citizens should stay inside their homes as much as possible and, when on the road, drive slowly and cautiously. Inoperative traffic lights should be treated as four-way-stops. People should keep a safe distance from damaged power lines and report them as emergencies by calling 911.

Neighborhood leaders joined Mayor Michael B. Coleman and City Council members today to launch Citizens for Strong Neighborhoods and Good Jobs, which will advance the $1.66 billion, 6-issue, 2008 Voted Bond Package that will be on the November 4 ballot. With voter approval, Issues 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 will drive new investment into neighborhoods and to create thousands of new jobs in construction and in growing private industries.

James L. Stowe, executive director of the Columbus Community Relations Commission, is stepping down from his post and relocating to Maryland, where he will be director for the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights. Stowe has served as executive director of the Commission since its inception in 1992. The agency provides leadership to the people of Columbus toward educating the citizens about cultural diversity, identifying and resolving community tensions and eliminating discrimination.