West Warren Neighborhood City Hall

Did You Know ???

That Mayor Archer Was Elected to Lead National League of Cities

Detroit Mayor Dennis W. Archer is the new president of the National League of Cities (NLC), the nation’s oldest and largest organization representing municipal governments.

Mayor Archer is Michigan’s first NLC president since former Detroit Mayor Roman Gribbs held the office in 1973. Only two other Detroit mayors have held NLC’s highest post: Mayors Jerome Cavanaugh in 1966 and A.E. Cobo in 1952.

Prior to his election as NLC’s president, Mayor Archer served on the NLC Board of Directors, was a vice-chair of the NLC Community and Economic Development Policy Committee, and served on the NLC Election ’96 Task Force.

Mayor Archer has also served on the board of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, as president of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors, and is on the board of the National Conference of Black Mayors.

Mayor Archer firmly believes that building strong communities is the key to future urban prosperity.

"We must invest in strategies that enable all communities to achieve their potential" notes Mayor Archer. "We must recognize the importance of workforce development and access to jobs. We must eliminate the digital divide that limits access to information technology for many of our citizens and neighborhoods. We need to invest in building and maintaining an efficient transportation system. By doing these things, everyone wins."