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April 18, 2023 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT
PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD -
MAYORS REPORT
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PROCLAMATION
"ARBOR DAY"
April 28, 2023
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 cut heating and cooling costs, clean the air, provide
habitat for wildlife, beautify our community, slow stormwater runoff and produce
life-giving oxygen; and
WHEREAS, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, food, wood for our
homes and fuel for our fires; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect has a long history of planting and
caring for our community's trees; and
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Paul Wm. Hoefert, Mayor of the Village of Mount
Prospect, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 28, 2023 as
"ARBOR DAY"
in the Village of Mount Prospect and l urge all citizens to observe Arbor Day by
planting, preserving and maintaining trees throughout the year. A ceremonial
planting will be held at Robert Frost School, 1308 Cypress Drive, on Friday April
28, 2023 at 10:00 am.
Paul Wm. Hoefert
Mayor
ATTEST.
Karen Agoranos
Village Clerk
Dated this 18th day of April, 2023
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