# Write a public notice residents will actually understand

A legally complete public notice for a hearing, rate change, or service change, plus a plain-language version for web and social channels.

- Topic: Writing & Editing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Write, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-public-notice-residents-will-actually-understand

## Prompt

```text
Write a public notice for my agency.

**Type of notice:** [e.g. "public hearing", "proposed fee or rate change", "road closure", "service change", "comment period"]
**What is happening and why:** [DETAILS]
**Who is affected and where:** [areas, addresses, groups]
**Key dates:** [hearing date and time, comment deadline, effective date]
**How people can take part:** [in person, online, phone, written comments, address]
**Legal requirements I know of:** [e.g. "must run in newspaper of record 10 days before", "required elements list"; or "unsure"]
**Languages needed:** [LANGUAGES]
**Accommodation contact:** [ADA / disability accommodation and interpretation request contact]

Give me:
1. **The formal notice** with every required element I listed, in the order a legal notice normally follows: title, authority, description, time and place, how to comment, where documents can be viewed, accommodation statement, contact.
2. **A plain-language version** (under 150 words, about 6th to 8th grade reading level) that leads with what changes for residents and what they can do about it.
3. **A social post** (under 280 characters) and a **text alert** (under 160 characters).
4. A checklist of required elements, marking any I have not supplied as [ADD].

Rules: dates, times, and locations in bold; no jargon or unexplained acronyms; never invent legal citations, deadlines, or fees. Remind me to confirm publication and posting requirements with our clerk or counsel.
```

## What to fill in

- DETAILS
- areas, addresses, groups
- hearing date and time, comment deadline, effective date
- in person, online, phone, written comments, address
- LANGUAGES
- ADD

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