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CITY OF IOWA
CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5COD
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IllYta ra a s , public transportation is vital to the growth
and continued economic and social swell -being
Of the City of Iowa Citu, and
Whe ra a s , public parking strengthens the economic vitality
of our community hg providing mobility and there-
fore improving the quality of life for all segments
of our pupulatian, and
iAha r� a s , in the fiscal gear ending June 30, 1988, the
Iowa City Parking systems provided 2.9 million
hours of paid parking in the Central Business
District, and
W11 a r. J2: at s , the citizens of Iowa Citg have shown their support
far the Parking sgstem bg their continued use of
its facilities, and
d17ha r� a s ,
an Fridag, August 19, 1988, the City of Iowa City
will eXpress its appreciation to the cibizens bu
providing free parking in the Central Business
District and providing recognition to the Parking
empioyees bg showcasing their Mang responsibilities,
i�1aw , bha ra firre , 1, John McDonald, mayor of the City
of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim Fridag, August 19,
1988, to be
in Iowa Cibg and call upon all citizens to recognize
the vital rale of parking in this city.
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Signed in Iowa Cibu, Iowa,
this 9th day of August 1988.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319)356-500D
P R 0 C C is to A¢ Z 0 K
Whereas, 1988 is the 200th anniversary of the ratification of the
United States Constitution, and
Wh a re a s , 23 of the original signers of the Constitution were vet-
erans of the Aevnlutionarg mar, and
Whe r,e a s , the Constitution, as ratified, embodies the ideals of
iibertg under law and was designed to maintain our free
government in perpetuity as a more perfect union and to
secure the blessings of liberty by consent of the governed,
and
Whe r -e a s , few governments in the world have been able to provide
liberty and stability to their citizens under a written
constitution for more than a generation, and
wh err e a s , the laws adopted under this charter of freedom and abbrac-
tiue wag of life resulting, have drawn to our shares citi-
zens from every corner of the world, and provide impressive
evidence and hope worldwide of the enlightened vision and
the wisdom of the drafters of the Constitution, and
111he r e a s , the Bicentennial offers the oppnrtunitg for the City of
Iowa Citg to rededicate itself to the great principles
that have formed the basis for our national strength and
prnsperiby, and
Wh a r•e a s , the men and women of the Iowa National Guard have sworn
to support and defend the Constitution of the United Rabes
to provide far the common defense, and have reaffirmed
that commitment worldwide, and
U)ire r e a s , it is timely and appropriate to commemorate the high ideals
and achievements of the Constitutional Conventian in 1787,
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th a re f are , 1, Jahn McDonald, mayor of the Cibg of Iowa
Ciby, do hereby proclaim 1988 to be
UnIteai obai,es Cn"St!1bUt1Vn
RatIrIcabInn Bear-
in
ear
in Iowa Cibg and urge all residents to support activities
and programs in commemoration in which all can participate.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 9th day of August 1988.
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