Boy Scouts Get Real-Life Civics Lesson

Seven members of Huntington Woods Boy Scout Troop 1292 got a first-hand look at local government Tuesday night when they attended the City Commission meeting at City Hall.

The boys, accompanied by troop leader Dave Enerson, were working to earn their Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge.

"I didn't know what to expect," Michael Smith said of the meeting. "It was down-in-the-street level. It was very down to earth and personal."

The boys listened as the City Commission discussed fiscal matters, ordinances and procedural matters and each got to shake Mayor Ronald Gillham's hand at the end of the meeting.