Edgewater Community Meeting This Wednesday

Edgewater Collective is organizing a monthly community meeting for community members and business leaders to get to know each other and hear what is going on around town. Come and hear from Edgewater Police, West Metro Fire, City Council and other local leaders. The next Community Meeting will be in the morning of Wednesday, August 10 from 7:30-9 AM at American Legion Post 17 (1901 Harlan St., Edgewater).

This month’s program spotlight is an initiative led by local teachers called Community Schools. Hear an update from teachers on how they want to bring the whole community together to support student success and bring excellent programs into the schools. Jefferson Junior/Senior High School Principal Michael James will also share an update on the new school year.

Here is a look at the agenda for the August meeting:

• Introductions (7:30-7:40)

• Local Reports (7:40-8:10)
  • Edgewater Mayor
  • Edgewater City Council
  • Edgewater City Staff
  • Other elected officials or representatives
  • Edgewater Collective
  • Colorado Senior Connections
  • American Legion
  • Local school representatives
  • West Metro Fire
  • Edgewater Police

• Program (8:10-8:25)
  • Spotlight Program: Community Schools Update

• Announcements (8:25-8:35)
  • Local community announcements
  • Next meeting is September 14

Joel Newton

Joel has been a resident of Edgewater, Colorado with his family since 2012. He is the Executive Director of local education nonprofit Edgewater Collective and Editor of the Edgewater Echo.