Mayor to lead four forums around city

Have a vision for Boston's future? Got a problem with how the city is being run? How about an idea how to make it work better? You can tell Mayor Thomas M. Menino all about it next month at one of four community forums he's plans to hold around the city.

At each forum, residents, community leaders, and city officials will share ideas about how to improve the city and about Boston's long-range plans, Menino's office said yesterday. The mayor will lead each discussion.

''I am in the neighborhoods every day and hear great ideas from residents, as well as their concerns," Menino said in a statement. ''These forums will allow us to further explore new ideas as to how we can improve our city."

The forums will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 4 at Roxbury Community College; from 8 to 10 a.m. Feb. 6 at Faulkner Hospital; from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at Bunker Hill Community College; and from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 11 at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

Only 40 to 50 people can attend each forum.

Participants will be selected by lottery from a pool of people who register in advance. Residents can sign up online at www.cityofboston.gov/mayor/mayor_roundtable_form.asp or by calling 617-635-4500. The deadline is Jan. 27.

People who can't get into the forums can also submit written comments on the website or by writing to the mayor at Boston City Hall, One City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA 02201.