Session of 1999
SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1854
A Resolution supporting the establishment of a national truck museum
in Wyandotte County.
WHEREAS, A large part of America's commerce is carried by trucks
on the highways of America; and
WHEREAS, The ability to move large quantities of materials across
America has been made possible by our national system of interstate
highways, large capacity trucks, and professional drivers committed to a
career of driving on our highways; and
WHEREAS, There is a need to record and recognize the drivers and
the machines that comprise the American trucking industry, which ob-
jective is being pursued by the American Truck Historical Society; and
WHEREAS, Kansas is the crossroad of America with I-70 being the
major east-west highway of the country; and
WHEREAS, Kansas City International Airport provides convenient
access by air to Kansas City and the heartland of our nation; and
WHEREAS, In western Wyandotte County, within the area bounded
by I-70, I-435, Kansas Highway 7 and State Avenue, there is the nucleus
of a museum mall. Currently this area contains the Agricultural Hall of
Fame, the Wyandotte County History Museum, the Sandstone Amphi-
theater which hosts national entertainment acts and is the site of the
annual Renaissance Festival, several baseball diamonds and a remote con-
trolled airplane airfield--and with plenty of land for further construction.
Nearby, K.I.S.C. Speedway is under construction which when completed
will draw competitors from across the country and spectators from around
the world. Those individuals who come to the racetrack would also be
interested in seeing the American truck historical museum; and
WHEREAS, Wyandotte County, Kansas, would be a fortuitous place
to establish a national truck museum: Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That we support
locating a national truck museum in Wyandotte County; and
Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of the Senate be directed
to send an enrolled copy of this resolution to Robert M. King, President,
American Truck Historical Society, 353 Rio Road, Arroyo Grande, Cali-
fornia 93420, and to the members of the site selection committee: Arnold
Braasch, 2880 Tal-Aire Avenue, Rensselaer, Indiana 47978; Robert Crea-
son, 22261 139th Street, Basehor, Kansas 66007; Bill Johnson, 17587 Rt.
B, Edgerton, Missouri 64444; Allen I. Koenig, Midwest Specialized
Transport, P.O. Box 6122, Rochester, Minnesota, 55903-6122; Roland O.
Smith, 1227 Beryl Street, San Diego, California 92109-2049.
Senate Resolution No. 1854 was sponsored by Senator Chris SteinegerI hereby certify that the above RESOLUTION originated in the SENATE,
and was adopted by that body
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