Three
classes of Kinyon Elementary School pupils toured the City of Taylor's
munciipal, district court and fire station complexes yesterday morning (May 19)
and received an eye-opening experience.
The
classes rotated between the City Council Chambers and Taylor Veterans Museum,
23rd District Court and fire station.
Tim
Woolley was the featured speaker in City Hall, where he explained the ins and
outs of municipal government. Selected children got to play out roles on the
City Council and Mayor's post. They even worked through make-believe
resolutions involving improvements to playground equipment at Heritage Park.
Councilman
Woolley, an Army veteran, also took each class through the museum, explaining
the importance of several displays.
At
the district court, the children received a tour of a courtroom and even the
holding area for prisoners.
A
big favorite was the operations of the ladder truck at the fire station.
Firefighters let the children tour the truck and even had the ladder
operational, swinging it around and lowering it right to the ground in front of
the students.
Afterward,
the group took a lunch break at Heritage Park before returning to school.
City
Hall tours are available on a periodic basis. Anyone interested should contact
Kimber Dorton in the mayor's office by emailing kdorton@ci.taylor.mi.us.
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