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Junior City Council presents first-year review, proposes 'Safe Roads Challenge' app
Summary
Members of Wenatchee’s inaugural Junior City Council reviewed a year of civic service, traffic-safety work and education outreach, and proposed an app to encourage safer driving; the city council thanked students and encouraged continued engagement.
Members of the Wenatchee Junior City Council presented a year-in-review and asked the city council to continue supporting student civic engagement.
"For the first year that this Junior City Council has been in order, ... we were the blueprint," said Alex Rigg, chair of the inaugural junior body, recounting projects including a traffic garden developed with city engineers and a requirement of 20 hours of civic service for members.
Incoming chair Isabella Garcia said the group valued council support and suggested more direct collaboration with council members on service projects and specific policy study. "Our job is to advise the council," she said, asking for a subcommittee and a clearer annual goal-setting retreat planned for September.
Council members praised the students’ professionalism and the junior council’s contributions to traffic-safety planning. The junior council noted the proposed 'Safe Roads Challenge' app that would score drivers' trips and invited the adult council to participate in a safety challenge.
Council members applauded the presentation and indicated continued support; no formal action was required.
