The Blacksburg Citizens Institute is a free, annual 10-week program in which 25 residents learn about local government and services by meeting town leaders, touring various facilities and engaging in hands-on activities. This year’s Citizens Institute will be held from March 30-June 8 on Mondays from 6-8 p.m.
Blacksburg Mayor Michael Sutphin attended the Citizens Institute in 2009 and told Cardinal News in an email, “The knowledge that I gained from the program has helped me immensely to get where I am today.”
Also attending the 2009 Citizens Institute was town council member Jerry Ford who wrote in an email, “Our Citizens Institute not only provides a valuable inside look into the mission and function of our town’s departments, it allows folks to meet the real public servants that are the foundation of our quality of life.”…