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11 /20/2007
f 9-R-07
A RESOLUTION
Designating that Portion of Prairie Avenue between
Grant Street and Colfax Street with the Honorary Name,
i°Dr. Mike Martin Drive"
WHEREAS, Dr. Mike Martin has served the Evanston community
with distinction for twenty-five years: first as Assistant Principal of Martin Luther
King Jr. Lab School, then as Principal of Dewey School, and finally as Principal -
of Kingsley School from its re -opening in 1991 until the spring of 2007; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin's unfailing innovation as an educator, gifts
as an educational leader, and genuine love and compassion for the thousands of
• children under his care has touched their lives, and that of their families,
throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, upon the occasion of his retirement in June of 2007,
Dr. Martin's magnificent contribution to the citizens of the City of Evanston should
be commemorated,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That appreciation is hereby expressed for Dr. Mike
Martin's service to the City of Evanston and, in particular, to the children of the
City by designating that portion of Prairie Avenue Between Grant Street and
• Colfax Street with the honorary name, "Dr. Mike Martin Drive."
69-R-07
SECTION 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect •
from and after the date of its passage and approval in the manner
provided by law. 1
—' Lorraine H. Morton, Mayor
Attest:
Mary P. orrs C.it�r Clerk
Adopted: ajc2,ceA,iJ9,(--!0 , 2007
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