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BICENTENNIAL COMMUNITY APPLICATION <br /> <br />The Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution takes great pleasure in extending <br />to you and your community a cordial invitation to participate in the 200th anniversary of the writing of <br />this historic document. <br /> <br />The creation and development of our representative government from Revolution through <br />Independence and to the present is a remarkable.story that is best commemorated through local <br />observance. The Bicentennial Community Program enables citizens of large cities and small towns alike <br />to participate in this recognition of American history. We sincerely urge you to join this program by <br />completing the enclosed application. <br /> <br />REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATING BICENTENNIAL COMMUNITIES <br /> <br />The Commission encourages local governing bodies to establish Bicentennial Communities. The term <br />"community~ includes all political subdivisions having an elected government, such as a city, county, <br />town, village, municipality, township, borough, any Native American tribe or reservation, or any <br />combination thereof. Unincorporated areas which have an established identity of their own also may <br />apply for designation. <br /> <br />A Designated Bicentennial Community is one which (1) has established a Bicentennial Committee <br />broadly representative of the Community; (2) has developed and approved plans for a commemorative <br />program that will educate its residents about the meaning and significance of the Constitution; and, (3) <br />has received an official designation from the federal Commission. <br /> <br />To be considered a Designated Bicentennial Community, a community should submit a completed <br />application form to its State Bicentennial CommissiOn. Upon approval by the State Commission, the <br />application with the State Commission's approval noted will be sent to the federal Commission for its <br />review and decision. Notification of approval as a Designated Bicentennial Community then will be <br />forwarded to the local Bicentennial group by the federal Commission. <br /> <br /> STATE/LOCAL AFFAIRS <br />COMMISSION ON THE BICENTENNIAL' <br />OF THE <br /> UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION <br /> <br />736 Jackson Place, N.W. <br />Washington, D.C. 20503 <br />(2O2) 653-9808 <br /> <br /> <br />