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