HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-10-01 Proclamation - Community Planning MonthOffice of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, change is constant and affects all cities, towns, suburbs, counties, boroughs,
townships, rural areas, and other places; and
WHEREAS, community planning and plans can help manage this change in a way that
provides better choices for how people work and live; and
WHEREAS, community planning provides an opportunity for all residents to be meaningfully
involved in making choices that determine the future of their community; and
WHEREAS, the full benefits of planning requires public officials and citizens who understand,
support, and demand excellence in planning and plan implementation; and
WHEREAS, the month of October is designated as National Community Planning Month
throughout the United States of America and its territories, and
WHEREAS, the American Planning Association and its professional institute, the American
Institute of Certified Planners, endorse National Community Planning Month as an
opportunity to highlight the contributions sound planning and plan implementation make
to the quality of our settlements and environment; and
WHEREAS, the celebration of National Community Planning Month gives us the opportunity
to publicly recognize the participation and dedication of the members of planning
commissions and other citizen planners who have contributed their time and expertise to
the improvement of the City of Tukwila; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the many valuable contributions made by professional community
planners and extend our heartfelt thanks for the continued commitment to public service by
these professionals;
NOW, THEREFORE, I Allan Ekberg, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do hereby proclaim, the
month of October 2020 as:
Community Planning Month
in the City of Tukwila in conjunction with the celebration of National Community Planning
Month.
Signed this first day of October, 2020.
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Allan Ekberg, Mayor