Learning the city ropes

Each fall, the City of West University Place gives residents an opportunity to see, firsthand, how the city operates. The Citizens Academy program provides a closer look at day-to-day city operations, including how services are provided and what it takes to run a city of 15,000 people. The five-week program includes hands-on activities, tours, and presentations from the city’s administration and finance departments, Parks and Recreation Department, Public Works Department, police department, and fire department, and ends with a graduation ceremony at the City Council meeting. Recent participants include (top row, from left): Mayor Pro Tem John Montgomery, council member Matt Hart, Mayor Susan Sample, Ben Wells, Christina Propst, Mary Beth Gilbert, Andrew Hung, Darren Chapman, council member Clay Brett, council member Shannon Carroll; (bottom row, from left): Ian George, Rebecca George, Robin Burks, Stephanie Magers, and Emily Alderen.

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