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Arbor Day City of Clermont Proclamation 1473-CERE.2LS, 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 1473-fER 9tS, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska; and WHEREAS, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; and '1V3-(ERE.9LS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce oxygen and provide habitat for wildlife; and WHEREAS, trees in our City increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Harold S. Turville, Jr., Mayor of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida, do hereby proclaim January 18, 2014 as ARBOR DAY �N 'WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Clermont to be affixed this 14th day of January, two thousand and fourteen. 4111111M-Sir. 4111P arold S. Turville, Jr., Mayor ATTEST: 461,e6( " ofr Tracy Ackroyd, MMC `; City Clerk - f_ 4 ��: