17th CPA Class

Tonight I watched with pride as the 17^th class of the Hurst Citizen’s Police Academy graduated. Once the food had been partaken the members of the very first class were asked to stand. There were about four in attendance and someone pointed out that the room of seventy or so people were the legacy of that first class eight and a half years ago. The speaker tonight was a District Attorney who presents to the county’s grand juries. His speech focused on community involvement and service and I was more a little touched. After the festivities I sought him out and told him how much the speech had meant to me and that as a direct result of the CPA class I felt the call to get involved and was recently appointed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. It was the very call to civic duty that he mentioned in his speech that I had felt when I heard of the board opening. I can’t say enough about the wonderful people involved in the class and the citizens who have used this unique opportunity to better understand the police department in Hurst. The CPA is a wonderful class and I encourage everyone to try to sign up.