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Subject PROCLAMATION: Arbor Day -April 26, 2024
Meeting April 16, 2024 - JOINT VILLAGE BOARD & FINANCE COMMISSION
WORKSHOP AND VILLAGE BOARD MEETING OF THE MOUNT
PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD
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1. AD -Proclamation 2024
PROCLAMATION
"ARBOR DAY"
April 26, 2024
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, I, Paul Wm. Hoefert, Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect, do hereby
proclaim Friday, April 26, 2024 as
"ARBOR DAY"
in the Village of Mount Prospect and I urge all citizens to observe Arbor Day by planting,
preserving and maintaining trees throughout the year. A ceremonial planting will be held at
Lions Park Elementary School, 300 E Council Trail, on Friday April 26, 2024 at 10:00 am.
Paul Wm. Hoefert
Mayor
ATTEST:
Karen Agoranos
Village Clerk
Dated this 16th day of April, 2024