Ald. Witkowski was honored to take part in the first inaugural ceremony at City Hall for the City of Milwaukee Youth Council. The Youth Council's first 13th District representative was high school student Matthew R. Preston. Matthew expressed a strong interest in addressing such concerns as a lack of job and recreational opportunities for older teenagers, drug problems, unhealthy lifestyles and increasing opportunities for young people to voice their concerns. Ald. Witkowski, one of the co-sponsors of the Common Council legislation that created the 15-member council, said the body is on hiatus while the governing rules of the Youth Council are being revised to ensure greater participation and effectiveness. He said he'll soon be identifying possible 13th District Youth Council representative candidates.

Go to www.milwaukee.gov/youthcouncil to read more about the City of Milwaukee Youth Council.