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Proclamatjon
nte• , 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
vmeauestub, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the
planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska, and
mbeateafb, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the
world, and
wmexestub, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious top soil by wind
and water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the
temperature, clean the air, produce oxygen and provide
habitat for wildlife, and
loggaGestto, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our
homes, and countless other wood products, and
1Vjbe3IteRiiir, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the
economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our
community, and
eaeso, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and
spiritual renewal.
Itea 74Orc, Therefore, I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do
hereby proclaim April 29, 2011 to be
ARBOR DAY
in the City of Ocoee, and urge all citizens to support efforts to protect our trees and
woodlands and to support our City's urban forestry program, and
FURTHER, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden hearts and promote the well
being of present and future generations.
IN WITNESS WHEROF, I hereunto have
Set my hand and caused the Seal of the
City of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this
19` day of April 2011.
S. Scott Vatndeitri4t, ✓ffa tjc4c