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WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins recognizes that the Fort Collins Museum of Art, a
non-profit organization, has, for over thirty years, uniquely served the Fort Collins community
and northern Colorado with the most innovative and engaging local, regional and national art
exhibitions, community outreach through its Masks project and educational programming; and
WHEREAS, at the annual Masks Gala on April 22, 2016, the Fort Collins Museum of
Art is celebrating Michael Powers by naming him the 2016 Kaiser Permanente Masks Project
Honorary Chair for his arts leadership and dedicated work with the City of Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, as the director of cultural, library and recreational services for the City of
Fort Collins, Michael’s stewardship, along with his City cohorts, City Councilmembers and
community representatives, helped bring to fruition fledgling concepts that embraced and created
a long-term vision for our community that serves us today; and
WHEREAS, Michael Powers has been a Fort Collins benefactor, arts supporter, arts
advocate and volunteer through his years with the City of Fort Collins and his passion for the
Fort Collins Museum of Art and its current home in the Old Post Office Building in Old Town;
and
WHEREAS, one of Michael’s most valued collaborations was working with the people
who provided the means to rescue the iconic Post Office Building from its planned demolition in
the late 1980s, and simultaneously advancing the mission of the Fort Collins Museum of Art and
the arts in our community; and
WHEREAS, Michael’s vision and stewardship have influenced generations of residents
in the Fort Collins community and beyond and made Fort Collins an exemplary place to call
home.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell. Mayor of the City of Fort Collins do hereby
proclaim Friday, April 22, 2016 as
MICHAEL POWERS DAY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 19th day of April, A.D. 2016.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk