10-04-2022 Proclamation - Community Planning Month - October 2022WHEREAS, Change is constant and affects all cities, towns, suburbs, counties, boroughs,
townships, rural areas, and other places; and
WHEREAS, Community planning and planners can help manage this change in a way that
provides better choices for how people work, live, and play; and
WHEREAS, Community planning provides an opportunity for all residents to be equally
involved in making choices that determine the shared -vision of their
neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, The full benefits of planning requires public officials and citizens who understand,
support, and demand excellence in planning and plan implementation; and
WHEREAS, The month of October is designated as National Community Planning Month
throughout the United States of America and its territories; and
WHEREAS, The American Planning Association and its professional institute, the American
Institute of Certified Planners, endorse National Community Planning Month as an
opportunity to highlight the contributions sound planning and plan
implementation make to the quality of our neighborhoods and environment; and
WHEREAS, The celebration of National Community Planning Month gives us the opportunity
to publicly recognize the participation and dedication of the members of
planning commissions and other citizen planners who have contributed their time
and expertise to the improvement of the City of Ocoee; and
WHEREAS, We recognize the many valuable contributions made by professional community
and regional planners of the State of Florida and City of Ocoee and extend our
heartfelt thanks for the continued commitment to public service by these
professionals.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee does hereby proclaim October
2022, as
IN WITNESS WHEROF, I hereunto have
Set my hand and caused the Seal of the
City of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this
4t" day of October 2022.