Inside Your City, 07-28-23

Inside Your City Inside Your City, 07-28-23

Updated about 9 hours ago

City Administrator, Aaron Oppenheimer and Chief of Staff, Sandy Xiong bring you the latest Sun Prairie updates from city hall. The spotlight guest is Carly Persson, Management Analyst and Prairie Chat features Christina Williams with Corn Fest updates.

Chapters

INTRO (00:00:00)
AROUND THE SUN - things that are happening around Sun Prairie. (00:01:16)
AT CITY HALL - things that have happened or will be happening at city hall. (00:05:03)
SPOTLIGHT GUEST - Management Analyst, Carly Persson (00:09:54)

1. Carly, please tell us about yourself. What is your educational and professional background and what are some of your hobbies? 2. Can you tell us about your decision to pursue an MPA degree? What motivated you to choose this field of study and how does it relate to your career goals? 3. You started with the city recently. What about Sun Prairie prompted you to apply for this position? What excited you most about this opportunity? 4. What are some of the projects you’ve been working on, and have you set any goals for yourself during your first year? 5. Is there anything else you’d like to share with our viewers?
PRAIRIE CHAT – On-location with Executive Director, Christina Williams, Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce. (00:20:29)

1. Christina, we are less than a month away from a Sun Prairie tradition: the 70th annual Sweet Corn Festival! Can you give us a run-down of what to expect from this year’s five-day festival? 2. We’re out here at the corn serving shed where volunteers will serve 80 tons of corn between Saturday and Sunday. What will be new this year for attendees? 3. And where will the corn cobs and husks be going? 4. Speaking of volunteers, volunteers make Corn Fest the success that it is! How can our viewers get involved? 5. Is there anything else you’d like to share?