Mayor’s Minutes: Brooklyn Center’s April Graves
Brooklyn Center Mayor April Graves spoke recently with CCX Media’s Dave Kiser about a variety of summer programs and events in the city.
Brooklyn Center Mayor April Graves in the CCX Studios in July.
Graves mentioned that the aquatics crew at the Brooklyn Center Community Center recently received a Hennepin County Youth Sports Equipment Grant.
“They’re going to use the grant to purchase equipment for swim lessons and also start a goggle rental program for those who don’t have their own,” Graves said.
Graves also hailed a recent historic moment in the city: the first all-woman firefighting crew on duty. It happened, randomly, on July 3.
“The schedules are just pulled randomly,” Graves said. “While women have been a long-time part of our department, this was the first time it was an all-woman crew.”
She also mentioned the fire department’s 75th anniversary year and open house coming up on September 21 at the West Fire Station.
The city is also working on its Night to Unite (Tuesday, August 6) and Health Fair plans (August 10 at Brooklyn Center Middle and High Schools).
