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Candidate urges teen-specific spaces, saying youth engagement is a top challenge
Summary
Sammy Oswitz called youth engagement a pressing challenge and proposed a teen-specific facility and programming to keep older-teen behavior separate from younger children while offering character-building opportunities.
Sammy Oswitz said Junction City must invest in youth engagement to give young people safe places and constructive activities. "If we cannot give our future generation safe places to be and opportunities to be kids and grow, we're failing before we even start," he said, arguing for a teen-specific space and targeted programming.
Oswitz tied youth services to broader retention and growth goals, saying that programs which support young people and provide education and skill-building can help keep families in the city and sustain launched businesses. He emphasized partnering with existing community resources rather than pursuing annexation-driven growth to address youth needs within current city limits.
