Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

WHEREAS:   The businesses of Lawrence are vital to our state’s economic health; and

 WHEREAS:  Lawrence’s existing businesses are essential to a prosperous future; and

WHEREAS:   Those existing businesses are responsible for approximately eighty percent of the new jobs created for the citizens of Lawrence; and

WHEREAS:   Public awareness of the contributions made by Lawrence’s businesses is the key to sustaining a healthy business-community relationship; and

WHEREAS:   The people of Lawrence are grateful to the businesses of Lawrence for their generous contributions to the quality of life we all enjoy;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Amyx, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, in cooperation with the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, do hereby proclaim the month of June 2006 as

“KANSAS BUSINESS APPRECIATION MONTH”

in Lawrence, and encourage all citizens to salute local businesses and their employees for their outstanding contributions to our state and to join in this important observance, in an appropriate manner.

                                                         Mike Amyx, Mayor

June 13, 2006