Commissioners hope the meetings, which will be held throughout the county over the next few months, will make it easier for the public to meet with their elected representatives. The first meeting will be held on Thursday, March 19, at the Pendleton Firehouse. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. Another meeting is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, at the Case/Gore Community Club. A third meeting will be held on Thursday, April 2, at the Central Grove Church, also beginning at 7 p.m. "We encourage any resident of the county to attend these meetings," said Southern District Commissioner Hubie Kluesner. "The meetings are open to discuss any subject which might be on the minds of our citizens. And we've scheduled these meetings at night, which should be more convenient for more people to attend. "We want to better communicate with residents throughout the county," Kluesner added. "We want to know what issues and concerns are on their minds." The commissioners said the agenda for each meeting will be informal. Each meeting is scheduled to last approximately an hour, the commissioners said, but could be longer or shorter depending on public interest. Each meeting is scheduled to include all three commissioners: Presiding Commissioner Arden Engelage, Kluesner and Northern District Commissioner Dan Hampson. Engelage was elected to the commission in 1996. Both Kluesner and Hampson are serving their first terms after taking office in January. "We encourage questions and audience participation," said Engelage. Engelage said this is the first time in many years the commissioners are organizing a formal schedule for meetings with a town hall format. "When I was first elected as a commissioner, we did hold an open house here at the courthouse but it did not go over very well," he recounted. "This time we'll go to the residents." "Going out into the community is vital to us as commissioners," said Hampson. "We think it's important to meet face-to-face with residents in all parts of the county at locations convenient to them." Subsequent meetings will be scheduled throughout the spring and summer months and will be held at various locations to accommodate residents in all municipalities throughout Warren County, the commissioners said.