Purcellville junior resident becomes Assistant Mayor for a day
By Valerie Cury
Residents of the Town of Purcellville had a new Assistant Mayor for a day. Henry Gardner held a town meeting on Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. In attendance at the meeting were Purcellville Mayor Kwasi Fraser, Council Member Stan Milan, and Town Manager, David Mekarski.
Gardner’s father, John Gardner, won the “Assistant Mayor for a Day” silent auction at the Emerick Elementary School fundraiser this spring. Henry Gardner is an 11-year-old 5th grade student at Emerick.
Gardner called the meeting to order and after saying the Pledge of Allegiance, opened the floor for discussion items. Gardner was interested in discussing how the utility department functions and how wastewater is treated. Mayor Fraser explained the process.
Mekarski also updated Gardner on how residents should be on the lookout if their bill is all of a sudden unusually high. This would be an alert to check for leaks at their residence.
No action was taken at the meeting, and Gardner closed the meeting with a bang of the gavel.
He then took a tour of the Town’s departments with Fraser, Milan, Mekarski, and his father in tow. The afternoon concluded with Henry invited to come back any time, although he might be very busy with school, baseball, and football at the moment. His favorite teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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