12-021CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 12-021
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 27, 2012 AS ARBOR DAY
WHEREAS, Arbor Day was officially proclaimed by Nebraska's state Governor
in 1874 and is now observed throughout the nation and the world, and
WHEREAS, trees use up excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and turn it into
life- giving oxygen; and
WHEREAS, trees help conserve energy; that is, three properly planted trees
around a home can cut air conditioning bills by ten to fifteen percent; and
WHEREAS, trees turn urban "heat islands" into cool and comfortable "oasis ",
making the concrete jungle livable for all of us; and
WHEREAS, trees beautify our community.
NOW, THERE BE IT RESOLVED by the Shorewood City Council that the
City of Shorewood hereby proclaims Friday, April 27, 2012, as the celebration of Arbor
Day, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Shorewood City Council encourages
all residents of Shorewood to celebrate Arbor Day by protecting our trees and woodlands,
and planting a tree, thereby hoping to ensure a green Shorewood and Minnesota in
decades to come.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD,
this 9th day of April 2012.
Christine Lizee, Mayor
ATTEST:
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L - JA (rry Brown, Interrm City Administrator /Clerk