Miscellaneous Committees

The City of Washington has established a Sister City relationship with the community of Marbach am Neckar in Germany. Marbach is a community similar in size to Washington and is located on the Neckar River not far from Stuttgart, Germany. Stuttgart is the Sister City of St. Louis, Missouri.

The formal signing of Sister City documents occurred in Marbach on November 11, 1990 and in Washington on May 26, 1991. In each case, citizens from the other community were on hand for the signing.

Sister City relationships have been established between numerous cities across the world. It is intended that through contact between the citizens, the knowledge of each other gained, and the friendships established, it will lead to better understanding of each other and more peace throughout the world.

Citizens from Washington and Marbach have traveled between the two (2) cities numerous times. For the most part, when visiting the Sister City, the citizens have stayed in private homes. The visits between the two (2) cities have consisted of individual as well as group visits.

Students from the two (2) communities have traveled to the Sister City and stayed from a few days to a few weeks, every year since the Sister City agreements were signed. There have been visits between musical groups, elected officials, business persons, students, individuals, groups, and firemen.

A very close and warm relationship has been established between the two (2) cities and their citizens.

The purposes for which the corporation is organized are:

•To benefit and carry out the purposes of the City of Washington, Missouri, a municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Missouri, by contracting with the City of Washington, Missouri and to act as a convention and visitors bureau for the purpose of promoting the City of Washington, Missouri as a convention, visitor and tourist center.
•The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to the City of Washington, Missouri.
•The corporation is organized and will at all times be operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of the City of Washington, Missouri.  The corporation is not organized, nor will it be operated, for the benefit of, or to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of, any other person, organization or entity.

The Washington Tourism Committee meets the fourth Monday of February, May, August and November at 12 Noon.  The meetings are open to the public.