HomeMy WebLinkAboutII (B) Proclamation Butterfly Season Agenda 8-06-2002
Item II B
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Proclamation
WIIEREAS, the great City of Ocoee long has been recognized as a"Center of Good Living,"
that the people of Ocoee arc noted for their friendliness and lift their cheerful
pursuit of what has been described as"the good life" for themselves,their families,
and friends; and
WHEREAS, although each season in Ocoee bears its particular joys, the late summer and early
fall are especially noteworthy and heartening to the spirit because of the annual
proliferation of butterflies, which epitomize both the beauty and the freedom
valued so highly by the citizens of Ocoee;and
WIIEREAS, butterflies of n unserous varieties and stunning beauty arc especially abundant in
Ocoee, bringing their gentle loveliness to every lawn and garden throughout the
community, that cares and heartaches often can be lifted upon the glinting and
radiant wings of a butterfly and be borne away, bestowing -- for at least a fragile
moment -- inner peace upon the beholder, coupled with awe at the order and
beauty of nature,and
WI IEREAS, the butterfly shall be extended every courtesy common among the good people of
Ocoee, including the yielding--wherever possible,safe,and otherwise appropriate
-- of the right-of-way in such instances where butterfly movement may
momentarily conflict with the path of citizen or vehicle,and
WIIEREAS, Ocoee hereby declares the city shall be a haven for all migratory members of the
Order Lepidoptera, and that Ocoee heartily welcomes the gossamer beauty of
these brightly-clad travelers,and
WIIEREAS, in view of such wonderful benefits given so freely and indiscriminately by the
gentle butterfly, it is hereby proclaimed that the City of Ocoee extends its official
welcome to the butterfly throughout the August-through-October season.
Now, Therefore, 1, S. Scott Vandeguft, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, and
(lcpidoptcrological enthusiast)do hereby proclaim August through October to be
lUfl'ERFLY SEASON
in the City of Ocoee,and urge all citizens of our community to recognize this special time.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,EREOF, I hereunto have
set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Ocoee,Florida to be affixed this day of
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\\x S. Scott Vandcrgrift, Mayor