The Honorable Aaron Lee Wittnebel Mayor City of Lake Park P.O. Box 287 Lake Park, MN 56554 February 7, 2014 Dear Mayor Wittnebel: On behalf of the National League of Cities (NLC), I am writing to congratulate you on your appointment to the 2014 Community and Economic Development Policy and Advocacy Committee. Your experience and commitment will bring great value to NLC, communities around the country and the efforts of the committee. Your term begins with the receipt of this notification and concludes at the adjournment of the 2014 Congress of Cities in Austin, TX, in November. This year’s committee leadership team consists of Chair Lavonta Williams, council member, Wichita, KS, and Vice Chair(s) Mike Wojcik, council member, Rochester, NY, and Craig Thurmond, Mayor, Broken Arrow, OK, The NLC staff contact for your committee is Michael Wallace. All of us at NLC look forward to working with you in this capacity this year. I hope you are already planning to attend NLC’s Congressional City Conference March 8-12, 2014, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., and to join us for important committee meetings that will take place during the conference. The Policy and Advocacy Committee meeting will be held Sunday, March 9 at 1:30 p.m. Your participation at these meetings is important as the committee will begin developing a work plan for the year. To assist you in preparing for the meetings, NLC will e-mail meeting materials and room locations in early March. Optional events may take place before the committee meetings, and we will send you that information as soon as it is available. Finally, enclosed is a hometown press release, which I encourage you to share with your local media. If you have any questions regarding media relations, please contact Thomas Martin at martin@nlc.org. Again, congratulations on your appointment, Aaron. I look forward to working with you this year. Sincerely,

Christopher B. Coleman President National League of Cities

NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES

For Immediate Release

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Contact: Thomas Martin Strategic Communications (877) 827-2385 martin@nlc.org

Mayor Aaron Lee Wittnebel Appointed to National League of Cities

Community and Economic Development Policy and Advocacy Committee

Washington, D.C. – Aaron Lee Wittnebel, Mayor for the City of Lake Park, Minnesota has

been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2014 Community and Economic

Development Policy and Advocacy Committee. This committee has the lead responsibility for

developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving housing, community and economic

development, land use, recreation and parks, historic preservation and international

competitiveness. The appointment was announced by NLC President Chris Coleman, Mayor, St.

Paul, Minn.

“I am honored to be appointed to this committee by Mayor Coleman, and excited to represent

the views of small rural communities in the Midwest, like the City of Lake Park in our

continuing efforts to keep small cities sustainable and our quality of life great.” – Mayor Aaron

Lee Wittnebel

As a member of the committee, Mayor Wittnebel will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy

positions and advocate on behalf of America’s cities and towns before Congress, with the

Administration and at home.

The chair of this year’s Community and Economic Development Committee is Lavonta

Williams, councilmember, Wichita, Kan. Serving as this year’s vice chairs are Mike Wojcik,

councilmember, Rochester, Minn. and Craig Thurmond, mayor, Broken Arrow, Okla.

For more information on NLC’s other committees and councils, visit

http://www.nlc.org/influence-federal-policy/policy-committees.

The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better

communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing

more than 218 million Americans.

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