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Mayor Wild Joins Nation's Mayors in White House Meeting with President Obama

Westland, MI- Mayor William R. Wild will visit the White House tomorrow, Friday January 23. He has been at the nation's capital this week joining more than 200 of the country's leading mayors at the 83rd Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM).

The gathering is convening at the Capital Hilton in Washington D.C this week. This year's theme is Cities 3.0: The United States Conference of Mayors Jobs, Education & Workforce.

Wild has been meeting with Capitol Hill leaders and Administration officials all week. He is urging Congress to continue to work in a bipartisan fashion to spur job creation and economic growth in America's cities and metropolitan areas, many of which are still plagued with high unemployment.

"Innovation comes from cities," said Mayor Wild. "Problems are solved at the city level. Cities are where people live, work and play. We need our President and leaders at the Federal level to empower municipalities to move our cities forward. Mayors are open source leaders, meaning we are pragmatic problem solvers who get things done."

Some of the topic discussions include, transformative change in the next economy, jobs education and workforce as well as technology.

Mayor Wild will be meeting with newly elected senator Gary peters and other members of the Michigan delegation throughout the week.

For more information, contact Aubrey Berman, Administrative Secretary, at (734) 467-3200.

The City of Westland is the 10th largest city in Michigan with a population of over 84,000. The city's residential development is an excellent blend of single family homes, apartments and condominiums. The broad selection of housing opportunities is complimented by over 1500 acres of well-maintained parks and nature trails as well as a highly rated municipal golf course. Also available is a skate park, ice arena, a state-of-the-art Library and novel city park themes that are fun and family-friendly.

Westland has the location, land, infrastructure, and leadership, under Mayor William R. Wild to attract new industry and help existing businesses redevelop properties and to maintain competitiveness in today's global economy. Six modern platted industrial parks on 320 acres are served by class "A" internal roads, with up to date utilities and rail access available within two of the parks. Westland is conveniently located within the center of southeastern Michigan's expressway system, minutes north of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and ideally located between downtown Detroit and Ann Arbor.

Westland is the area's premier "Shopping and Dining Destination". Westland Shopping center, one of the country's original four regional malls, boasts 80 retail stores and has anchored Westland's commercial district for more than 30 years. Westland's diversity and progressive planning offers residents a wide variety of life experiences, and make Westland truly the "All American City".