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<br /> Office of the Mayor
<br /> City of Tukwila, Washington
<br /> PROCLAMATION
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<br /> WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs are an integral part of communities
<br /> throughout this country, including the City of Tukwila; and
<br /> WHEREAS, parks and recreation are vitally important to establishing and
<br /> maintaining the quality of life in our community, build a healthy and active community
<br /> that aids in the prevention of chronic disease, and improve the mental and emotional
<br /> health of all citizens; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs increase a community's economic
<br /> prosperity through increased property values, expansion of the local tax base, increased
<br /> tourism, attraction and retention of businesses, and crime reduction; and
<br /> WHEREAS, parks and recreation areas are fundamental to the environmental well-
<br /> being of our community; and
<br /> WHEREAS, parks and natural recreation areas improve water quality, protect
<br /> groundwater, prevent flooding, improve the quality of the air we breathe, provide
<br /> vegetative buffers to development, and produce habitat for wildlife; and
<br /> WHEREAS, parks and natural recreation areas ensure the ecological beauty of our
<br /> community and provide a place for children, adults, and seniors to connect with nature and
<br /> recreate outdoors; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the U.S. House of Representatives has designated July as Parks and
<br /> Recreation Month; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila recognizes the benefits derived from parks and
<br /> recreation resources and is proud of the parks and recreation programs and opportunities of
<br /> this community and their contributions toward providing a healthy community and quality
<br /> of life; and
<br /> NOW THEREFORE, I, Mayor Jim Haggerton, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do
<br /> j hereby proclaim July 2011:
<br /> Parks and Recreation Month in the City of Tukwila
<br /> Presented at the July 5, 2011 Tukwila City Council meeting
<br /> Signed b the Mayor this 7 ay of 2011.
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