IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating the City of Lee's Summit on being awarded the 2010 Missouri Arts Award for "Creative Community."
Intro
RESOLUTION #17208, March 15, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the City of Lee's Summit was officially awarded the 2010 Missouri Arts Award for "Creative Community" on February 10, 2010; and,
WHEREAS, the Missouri Arts Award for "Creative Community" is bestowed by the Missouri Arts Council, a division of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, honoring individuals and organizations that have made profound and lasting contributions to the cultural and artistic climate of the state; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Lee's Summit was awarded the 2010 Missouri Arts Award for "Creative Community" based on programs such as the rotating arts exhibits at the Gamber Center; displays of artwork created by local artists and students in City Hall; the City's first public art sculpture; and the work of the Lee's Summit Arts Council in enhancing cultural art within the City; and,
WHEREAS, the Lee's Summit effort to cultivate an active arts environment was supported by Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation; the Lee's Summit Arts Council; Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street; the Lee's Summit Economic Development Council; the Lee's Summit R-7 School District; the New Longview Foundation; the Metropolitan Community College - Longview Cultural Arts Center; Summit Art; the Lee's Summit Symphony; the Lee's Summit Historical Society; the Lee's Summit Historic Preservation Commission; as well as private arts organizations and businesses; and,
WHEREAS, the Lee's Summit's Cultural Arts Plan is supported by the City's strategic plan, Lee's Summit 360°: Charting Tomorrow; and,
WHEREAS, Lee's Summit is one of the first communities in the Kansas City area to develop a successful comprehensive Cultural Arts Plan to identify the needs and opportunitie...
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