HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 Mayor for a Day Memo- Cole HowleyCity of Prior Lake | 4646 Dakota Street SE | Prior Lake MN 55372
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 06, 2023
PREPARED BY: Jason Wedel, City Manager
PRESENTED BY: Kirt Briggs, Mayor
AGENDA ITEM: Mayor for a Day Presentaion- Cole Howley
BACKGROUND:
In late 2022, students in 4th, 5th and 6th grade at schools in the Prior Lake Savage Area
School district were given the opportunity to write an essay answering “If you were mayor for a
day, what would you do to help make Prior Lake even better?” The City of Prior Lake
Community Engagement Committee chose three winners, one from each of the grades.
Tonight, Cole Howley, a 6th grader at Twin Oaks Middle School will be presented as Mayor for
the Day. Below was his essay submission.
If you were mayor for a day, what would you do to help make Prior Lake even better?
"If I was Mayer of Prior Lake I would create a Heritage day where we could have a celebration of
our community from younger to older generations of people. We would share our favorite
traditional Heritage recipes to unite one another. Along with this, we could also teach others that
different places and different people can teach us new things, that can make our community feel
closer. Being Mayer is important to listen understand and respect citizens of Prior Lake. Our
community has people from farmers to doctors, and they all do their own important jobs here in
Minnesota, without them we aren't the Prior Lake Minnesota we are right now. Prior Lake
has lots of important people and that's who I want to honor with much respect."