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Sanford honors Citizens Academy graduates and unveils Mayor’s Youth Council small-business campaign
Summary
The commission recognized Citizens Academy Class 23 graduates and heard a presentation by the Mayor’s Youth Council announcing a social-media program to promote local small businesses; the youth council will run eight posts per month and plans class 24 applications in February.
The Sanford City Commission took time on Nov. 10 to recognize the graduating class of the Citizens Academy and to welcome members of the Mayor’s Youth Council, who presented a small-business marketing initiative.
City staff described the Citizens Academy as a free, 10-week program that exposes residents to city departments and services; the current class reunites a group of about 35 residents, business owners and volunteers and brings the program’s total graduates to nearly 500. "This class started in…
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