Loveland youth present civic-engagement push, school-safety plea and Narcan outreach to council

Good evening, Mayor and council: members of Loveland’s Youth Advisory Commission (YAC) told the City Council they spent the 2024–25 term recruiting and educating peers on civic engagement, school safety and substance-abuse prevention and asked for city support on two items.

At a June study session the commission’s subcommittees said they used social media and school outreach to increase youth engagement; leaders described a year-long school-safety project and requested that the council send a letter of support to the Thompson School District urging clearer, more frequent safety drills; the substance‑abuse subcommittee outlined an opioid‑overdose education campaign and urged consideration of restrictions on flavored nicotine products.

YAC vice chair Ellie Moran said the civic engagement subcommittee focused on “increase[ing] accessibility and information around elections and the voting process for young adults and first time voters.” Chair‑elect Abby Rice said the group chose social…