National League of Cities re: All America CityTo strengthen
and promote
cities as centers
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2007 ONicers
President Dear Mayor Buol:
Bart Peterson
Mayor
Indianapolis, Indiana On behalf of the officers and member cities of the National League of Cities
First Vice President (NLC), it is my pleasure to congratulate the City of Dubuque for winning the
Cynthia McCollum 2007 All-America City Award given by the National Civic League.
Council Member
Madison, Alabama
Second Vice President The National League of Cities is committed to strengthening and promoting cities
Kathleen Novak
Mayor as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. The City of Dubuque is
Northglenn, Colorado exemplary in demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the quality of life
Immediate Past President it offers its residents.
James C. Hunt
Councilmember
Clarksburg, West Virginia The prestigious Awards for Municipal Excellence, given by NLC and CH2M
FxecutiveDirector HILL, one of the count 's tar est en ineerin firms, reco nize cities with
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outstanding programs that enrich the quality of life for their residents. Information
regarding the Awards can be found on the National League of cities website.
Although the due date for the 2007 Awards for Municipal Excellence has passed,
please consider applying in 2008.
Again, on behalf of the leadership of the National League of Cities, I want to
extend our congratulations for the special recognition you have received from the
National Civic League.
Very yo
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Executive Director
cc: Mr. Alan Kemp, Acting Executive Director, Iowa League of Cities
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Amyx, Executive Director, Virginia Municipal League • Susan Burgess, Mayor Pro Tem, Charlotte, North Carolina • Thomas Carlson, Mayor, Springfield, Missouri • Susan Cave, Ezecu[ive Director, Ohio Municipal
League • Deborah Denard Delgado, Councilwoman, Hattiesburg, Mississippi • Joseph Donaldson, Mayor, Flagstaff, Arizona • Pat Eklund, Council Member, Novato, California • Ted Ellis, Mayor, Bluffton, Indiana
• Makia Epie, Council Member, Cedar Hill, Texas • Margaret Finlay, Councilmember, Duarte, California • Rene Flowers, Councilmember, St. Petersburg, Florida • John Franklin, Councilmember, Chattanooga,
Tennessee • Gery Greham, Mayor, O'fallon, Illinois • Donald A. Groesser, Mayor, Ralston, Nebraska • Jeanne Harris, Councilmember, Vancouver, Washington • Daun S. Hester, Council Member, Norfolk, Virginia
• Charles Hughes, Councilman-At-Large, Gary, Indiana • Steven Jeffrey, Ezecutive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns • Michael E. Johnson, Council Member, Phoenix, Arizona • Martin Jones, Council
Member Conyers, Georgia • Jennifer L Kim, Council Member, Austin, Texas • Daisy W. Lynum, Commissioner, Orlando, Florida • Margaret Mahery, Executive Director, Tennessee Municipal League • CynMia
Mangini, Councilman-At-Large, Enfield, Connecticut • Marcie Marcoux, Councilmember, Rochester, Minnesota • Henry MarraHa, Jc, Councilman, Gaithersburg, Maryland • Tom Ed McHugh, Executive Director,
Louisiana Municipal Association • Darryl Mass, Mayor, Creedmoor, North Carolina • James Perkins, Jc, Mayor, Selma, Alabama • Daniel Pocek, Mayor, Bedford, Ohio • Richard Radcliffe, Councilman,
Greenacres, Florida • Lynn Rex, Executive Director, League of Nebraska Municipalities • Julie Aherg Rohison, Council Member-At-Large, Cary, North Carolina • Shirley Scott, Council Member, Tucson, Arizona
Anne Sinclair, Council Member, Columbia, South Carolina • Wafter Skowron, Council Member, Loveland, Colorado • Connie Spryncrynaryk, Executive Director, North Dakota League of Cities • Kan Strobeck.
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