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��u- ,-�� u��.r �:. ;K �..:. �.. ��N 75.......�K .�; �: �._._�_��: <br />August 4, 2004 <br />Mr. Brad Scheib <br />Awards Committee Chair <br />Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. <br />123 North Third Street, Suite I00 <br />Nlinneapolis, MN 55401 <br />Dear Mr. Scheib and Award Committee Members: <br />I am writing in support of Dennis P. Welsch foithe Distinguished Leadership Award from the <br />Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association (MnAPA). <br />I have known Dennis for nearly two decades and in that time I have known no planner of higher <br />integrity and commitment to serving the public. Dennis is an exemplary planner and individual. <br />In the recent years that I ha�e the pleasure Of WOrkirig With Dennis in the North Metro I-35w <br />Corridor Coalition. Dennis played a key leadership role in the birth of the coalition. He served <br />on the Coalition's first board of directors and also as the Coalition's first Community <br />Development Directors Committee Chair. He continues to serve the Coalition tirelessly in many <br />roles. <br />His work with the Coalition demonstrates his commitment to innovation and intergovernmental <br />cooperation. He was an early proponent of the value of G(S as a planning tool and a means of <br />bringing communities together through information sharing. He has strived to expand <br />communication and understanding between communities through the Coalition. <br />I believe Dennis Welsch is truly an outstanding leader. He has advanced the planning profession, <br />and helped build better communities where ever he has been involved. <br />Sincerel , <br />��� <br />Kevin G. Locke <br />Community Development Director <br />City of New Brighton <br />