HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012 05 05 Arbor Day PROCLAMATION
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
IIHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS,our community; and
A HEREAS, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and
WHEREAS,our community; and
A HEREAS, trees,wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.
No W, THEREFORE, I, CHARLES LACEY, Mayor of the City of Winter Springs, do hereby
Proclaim May 5,2012,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
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Further, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the
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M, well-being of this and future generations.
Ce Ie IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set
Arbor DayM my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Winter
Springs to be a xed this 23rj""y of April, 2012.
C A ES LA , AYOR
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Charles Lacey
Mayor
Jean Hovey Rick Brown Gary Bonner Cade Resnick Joanne M. Krebs
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