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CITY OF SARATOGA PROCLAMATION DECLARING AND SUPPORTING APRIL 22, 2011 AS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF SARATOGA 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 water, cut heating and cooling
costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce life-giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife; and WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our
homes, and fuel for our fires; and WHEREAS, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and WHEREAS, trees,
wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Howard Howard A. Miller, Mayor of the City of Saratoga, do hereby proclaim April 22, 2011 as
Arbor Day in the City of Saratoga, and urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that I urge all
citizens to attend the Saratoga Arbor Day celebration on April 22, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. in Foothill Park and plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this and future
generations. _________________________ Howard A. Miller, Mayor City of Saratoga