HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 03 14 Handout - Proclamation for Arbor Day
March 14, 2007
DISTRIBUTED BY MIKE MINGEA,
CITY ARBORIST TO
BEAUTIFICATION OF WINTER
SPRINGS BOARD MEMBERS AT THE
MARCH 14, 2007 REGULAR
MEETING.
ROCLAMA TIO
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, in 1872, 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 nation and 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 provide
habitat for wildlife, and
WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires, and
beautifY our community, and
WHEREAS, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and
beautifY our community, and
WHEREAS, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.
NOlf, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. BUSH, Mayor of the City of Winter Springs, do hereby proclaim
March 24, 2007, as
"ARBOR DAY"
In the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and I urge all citizens to celebrate
Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and
Further, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the
well-being of this and future generations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand and caused the Seal
of the City of Winter Springs to be affixed this 12tJt Day of March, 2007.
JOHN .F. BUSH,MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
John F. Bush
Mayor
Robert S. Miller
Commissioner
Rick Brown
Commissioner
Donald A. Gilmore
Commissioner
Sally McGinnis
Commissioner
Joanne M. Krebs
Commissioner