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2015-04-08 Proclamation - Arbor Day
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Arbor Day
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4/8/2015
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WHEREAS, in 1982 J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board <br />of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees; and <br />WHEREAS, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the <br />planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska; and <br />WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the world; and <br />WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind <br />and water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the <br />air, produce life - giving oxygen and provides habitat for wildlife; and <br />WHEREAS, trees in our City also increase property values and enhance <br />the economic vitality of business areas; and <br />WHEREAS, all members of the Tukwila community are urged to <br />celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect trees and woodlands; and <br />WHEREAS, all members of the Tukwila community are also encouraged <br />to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well -being of this and <br />future generations; <br />NOW THEREFORE, I, Jim Haggerton, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do <br />hereby proclaim April 8, 2015: <br />Arbor Day <br />Presented at the City Council meeting this sixth day of April, 2015. <br />6'Jim Har�Kpl, Mayor <br />
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