(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
(Photo by Mark Peterson)

“If we can get more neighbors to help one other, we can start solving our own problems.”

Those were the words of Kenya Johns, the mayor of Beaver Falls, as she sat down to talk with A.M. Beaver County’s Matt Drzik on the April 14 edition of the show. She provided updates on several of the city’s upcoming events, including a celebration for the renovation of the Second Avenue Playground to take place on April 22 & 23. The first day will be to help clean up and paint the playground area, and the second day will be to commemorate and officially announce Phase One of the renovation project. The Second Avenue Project is headed by the Beaver Falls Reunion Committee.

The mayor mentioned job openings in the city too, a topic that had first been brought up at the city council meeting on Tuesday night. Applicants for these positions must be CDL-certified. Those interested can submit applications to the Beaver Falls City Building, located at 715 15th Street in Beaver Falls

Johns also noted that there has been more activity and appearances at the city council meetings, even if the opinions there aren’t 100% harmonious: “Obviously in any business or anything you do, not everyone is going to be happy. But we want everyone to feel like even if they’re not happy with one decision, there’s another decision they feel like they’re being seen in, valued in, or represented in.”

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