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Franklin Park interviews multiple applicants for junior council seats; candidates emphasize environment, volunteering and public engagement
Summary
Council interviewed a slate of student applicants for the borough's junior council program and discussed program expectations, meeting frequency and potential youth-led projects such as birdhouse builds, community gardens and anti-vaping education.
Franklin Park Borough Council members heard presentations from a group of student applicants seeking positions as junior council representatives, a program the borough uses to bring youth perspectives into local government.
Why it matters: the junior council program gives high-school students a structured role in local government and has produced several community projects in prior years, including a community garden and charity efforts; council members described the role as an opportunity to learn government processes and…
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