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Consider proclaiming April 25, 2015 as "Arbor Day" in the City of Round Rock.
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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 one 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 previous 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 countless other wood products; and
WHEREAS, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and
WHEREAS, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALAN McGRAW, Mayor of the City of Round Rock, do hereby proclaim April 25, 2015 as
"ARBOR DAY"
in the City of Round Rock and urge all citizens to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands and ask them to join the Parks and Recreation Department's Forestry Division in planting 30 trees at Lake Creek Park on Saturday, April 25th at 9:00 a.m.
PROCLAIMED this 23rd day of April 2015.
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ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock