Sister City Visit (LGAA 2015)

City of Massena
County: St. Lawrence County
Population: 10,001 to 50,000
City Hall: (315) 769-8625

Borj El Amri is a town in northern Tunisia; an African county wedged between Algeria and Libya, and only about 200 miles across the Mediterranean from Sicily. In late March the Mayor of Borj El Amri, Imen Amri, visited Mayor Timmy Currier, of the Village of Massena, for a “Partnership Meeting”. The meeting between the North County Village and Saharan Town was to demonstrate how local, municipal government operates in their respective municipalities, and to demonstrate Massena’s infrastructure, public safety, health, and economic departments. Mayor Amri toured all municipal facilities, a few County offices, and even SUNY Potsdam – which is set to become a centerpiece for a student exchange program. The municipalities established an official Sister-Municipality Agreement, which they both signed, pledging to work together in the future on matter of mutual interest. Mayor Currier described the relationship as integral to better understanding one’s own self, with the discussed possibility of Mayor Currier visiting Tunisia in the future to further strengthen the relationship!