AWARDS - PRESENTATIONS
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ARBOR DAY 2014
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WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City to protect and preserve our forestry resources and to encourage groups to take an active role in planting projects; and
WHEREAS, the Blaine City Council is committed to improving the quality of life for our community through landscaped enhancement in our park system; and
WHEREAS, the City Council promotes community partnerships through neighborhood and business participation in neighborhood planting events; and
WHEREAS, Advanced Disposal Services will join in this partnership by providing lunch at the Blaine Arbor Day Tree Sale on May 10, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City of Blaine has been recognized as a Tree City USA for Twenty consecutive years by the National Arbor Day Foundation; and
WHEREAS, trees are a vital resource to our community, enriching our lives by purifying air and water, helping conserve soil and energy, increasing the aesthetic value of property, providing habitat for wildlife of all kinds, and making our City more livable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Blaine City Council hereby proclaims May 10, 2014 to be Arbor Day and the month of May to be Arbor Month in the City of Blaine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Blaine to be affixed this 1st day of May 2014.
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Tom Ryan, Mayor