If members of the Latino community aren’t comfortable coming to Provo City Hall, Mayor Michelle Kaufusi has made it a point of reaching out to them.

“They are a huge part of our community. They need to be at the table,” she said. “I tell them maybe someday, ‘You’ll be mayor.’”

She, Councilman George Handley and other city leaders took the efforts another step forward on Thursday, hosting a bilingual open house geared to the city’s Latino and Spanish-speaking community and inviting them to take an active role in city matters. The city hosted a similar event last year and plans to continue.

“We want them to feel like the government works for them and they have opportunities to get involved,” Handley said. He also wants the Latino community to feel comfortable coming forward to air their c

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