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To: Senate Commerce Committee 
From: Kimberly Winn, Director of Policy Development & Communications 
Date: February 5, 2008 
Re: Support for SB 453 

On behalf of the member cities of the League of Kansas Municipalities, I would like to 
thank you for the opportunity to appear in support of SB 453. LKM believes that the 
issues facing rural Kansas are critical to our State’s future and we must actively engage 
in discussion and action to work to make the communities of Kansas as successful as 
they can be. 

Of the 627 incorporated cities in Kansas, 509 are under 1,000 in population. These 
small cities form the backbone of rural Kansas and we believe that it is important that 
these cities be represented on the Kansas Commission on Rural Policy. To that end, 
we are requesting that one position be added to the Commission with an individual to 
be appointed by the League of Kansas Municipalities. 

Local governments are critical players in the success of our communities and we 
believe that it is important that they be represented. For these reasons, we support SB 
453 and respectfully request that one municipal member be added to the Commission. 

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