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Pflugerville youth advisory council meets Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss walkability, civic engagement and careers
Summary
High school members of Pflugerville's Youth Advisory Council met with the Planning and Zoning Commission to learn how local government works, raise concerns about walkability and transportation, and hear commissioners' career backgrounds and recommendations for civic participation.
Members of Pflugerville's Youth Advisory Council described their goal of getting "firsthand experience with local government" during a presentation and question-and-answer session with the Planning and Zoning Commission on an item identified as 3A.
The students, who the commission described as high school juniors and seniors, asked about what they could learn from the program and raised concerns about neighborhood walkability, including difficulty walking from neighborhoods such as Blackhawk to nearby schools. Commissioner(s) and staff discussed how the commission reviews new development proposals and helps enforce pedestrian connections, sidewalks and crossings. "We last meeting, we were talking to Emily about the Downtown Pflugerville area, and that…
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