Proclamation #2021-017PPROCLA- VlAT OX
'Whereas, the citrus industry was the economic engine and dominant force in Lake
County for more than 125 years; and
'Whereas, the citrus industry was comprised of many growers, harvesters, packers,
grove care workers, processing plant employees, marketers, allied industry
workers and others that kept the giant functioning; and
'Whereas, the `packing houses' were the heart of Clermont for many years, providing
a second income for many families and fueling the city's economy; and
Whereas, the entire Clermont community depended on the citrus industry to provide
the economic backbone to support activities, both business and social; and
Whereas, the history of the citrus industry needs to be shared and preserved, and the
stories of those involved need to be told; and
Whereas, the events such as freezes, insects, diseases, frozen concentrated orange
juice, foreign competition, research that discovered answers to serious
problems and many other critical issues that dominated the industry need to
be shared; and
'Whereas, the Lake County Citrus Label Tour and website will utilize signs of historic
crate labels to provide a portal to the wonderful stories of the Lake County
citrus industry; and
Wow, Therefore, I, Tim Murry, Mayor of the City of Clermont in the State of Florida, do
hereby proclaim the City of Clermont's support for the Lake County Citrus Label Tour 2021 and
dedicate the "Gem of the Hills" and "Lake Minnehaha" Labels as part of the tour.
in 'Witness 'Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the City
of Clermont to be affixed this 26t' Day of August in the year Two Thousand and Twenty One.
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Tracy Ackroyd Howe, City Clerk