HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2014-04-07 Item 3A.2 - Proclamation - Arbor Day - April 9El'
Office of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in 1982 J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board
of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees; and
WHEREAS, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the
planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind
and water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the
air, produce life-giving oxygen and provides habitat for wildlife; and
WHEREAS, trees in our City also increase property values and enhance
the economic vitality of business areas; and
WHEREAS, all members of the Tukwila community are urged to
celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect trees and woodlands; and
WHEREAS, all members of the Tukwila community are also encouraged
to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this and
future generations;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Jim Haggerton, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do
hereby proclaim April 9, 2014:
Presented at the City Council meeting this seventh day of April, 2014.
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