Saturday, May 17, 2014

TAYLOR PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Second graders tour City Hall complex



Second-graders from Taylor Parks Elementary School toured Taylor City Hall, the Veterans Museum, Police Department and the Midtown Fire Station Friday, May 16. They had some special treats -- both literally and figuratively.

They listened to Mayor Rick Sollars, City Clerk Cindy Bower and City Treasurer Edward Bourassa in the City Council Chambers to being the two-hour session. Sollars, a graduate of Taylor Parks himself, explained his position as mayor and took some interesting questions. Bower did much of the same, although she held a mock election and handed out "I Voted" stickers to all of the children. Bourassa, ever the clever one, handed out candy coins and coupons to McDonald's.

In a special treat, the children witnessed the swearing in of Taylor's two newest police officers by Clerk Bower.

Across the City Hall lobby, the students received special lapel pins from Taylor Veterans Committee volunteer David LeClaire. Pat Kucharek, another veterans' volunteer, gave the children a 20-minute speech about the Veterans Museum.

Police Chief Mary Sclabassi took the time to personally handle the tour of the Police Department, where the children learned about the inner-workings of the force and were able to visit the squad room and dispatch center before getting to slide into the back seat of a police car.

The tour finished at the Fire Department, where several different firefighters broke the large group into thirds and showed them the entire station, including living quarters, command center, kitchen and the vehicle bay, where the students were able to view fire department gear and the fire trucks.

If you have a group or organization that is interested in touring the Taylor City Hall complex, email Karl Ziomek, director of communications and marketing, at kziomek@ci.taylor.mi.us.































































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