Brookhaven launches kid-friendly City Council meetings

Brookhaven has launched Kids Night In, a pilot Parks and Recreation Department program designed to provide supervised recreation activities for children while the parents attend city council meetings at Brookhaven City Hall. The children supervising program will continue until the end of each city council meeting, no matter how late.

“Brookhaven should be as open and available as it can be for residents,” said Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst. “People who want to engage their government can do so in Brookhaven without worrying about what to do with the children. They can bring them here.”

Children participating must be in good health between 5 and 12 years old to attend Kids Night In. Light refreshments will be provided, along with a well-supervised area for children to play games, watch movies or work on homework during city council work sessions and business meetings, beginning at 3:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month.