Arbor Day~rocCamation
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City of Clermont
Arbor Day Observation
WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and
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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 17, 2004, as
ARBOR DAY
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of
the City of Clermont to be affixed this 13th day of January in the year of our Lord Two
Thousand Four.
CITY OF CLERMONT
Attest:
Tracy Ac oyd, City C r
HAROLD S. TURVILLE, JR.
MAYOR
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