In the coming period, We Do Democracy will create an ambitious citizens’ assembly for Næstved Municipality, where 36 citizens from Næstved will discuss the future of the municipality. Citizens from the age of 16 have the opportunity to be part of the citizen assembly!
In June 2022, Næstved City Council adopted a vision that sets the direction for the municipality’s work. The next step is to incorporate it into decisions, operations and development in the municipality. The politicians want the citizens’ help with this, which is why they have decided to hold a citizens’ assembly. Initially, the vision and the results from the citizens’ assembly will form the basis for the municipal planning strategy, which will in future be called the Næstved Strategy. It is a plan for the development of the municipality for the next 12 years. The vision is the municipality’s ambitions for development in the coming years. This then becomes a municipal planning strategy, which then becomes actual plans, and thus the future of the municipality. Næstved Municipality’s vision is called Mark Næstved and consists of three elements – children and youth, urban development, and sustainable business.
We Do Democracy looks forward to facilitating the Citizens’ Assembly, which faces some important questions regarding the future of democracy. Næstved Municipality’s development. The members of the Citizens’ Assembly are representatively selected through a random draw conducted by Analyse & Tal. The citizen assembly’s members match Næstved Municipality’s population composition by 98%.
The first time the citizens’ assembly meets is on d. 25/2. It is expected that the recommendations from the citizens’ assembly will be presented before the summer vacation.
You can follow the process on the citizen collection platform