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CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />STATING THAT THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON HEREBY DECLARES ARBOR DAY AS <br />APRIL 27, 2018 AND ARBOR MONTH AS MAY, 2018 IN THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON. <br />WHEREAS the City of New Brighton has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree <br />City USA for 36 consecutive years; and <br />WHEREAS the health of the people is tied to the health of their forests; and <br />WHEREAS trees and forests improve our physical health by cleaning the air, reducing exposure to the sun's <br />UV rays, and decreasing temperatures during the summertime; and <br />WHEREAS in 50 years, one tree provides $62,000 worth of air pollution control; and <br />WHEREAS childhood asthma rates are lower in urban communities that have a higher density of trees; and <br />WHEREAS trees and forests improve our mental health by reducing stress and increasing concentration; <br />and <br />WHEREAS forests create high-quality drinking water by acting as a natural filter; and <br />WHEREAS getting a daily dose of trees is healthy for all Minnesotans; and <br />WHEREAS each year, on the last Friday in April, and throughout the month of May, Minnesotans pay <br />special tribute to rural and community trees and all the natural resources, and dedicate <br />themselves to the continued vitality of our State's forests. <br />NOW, THEREFORE I, VALERIE JOHNSON, Mayor of The City of New Brighton, Minnesota do hereby <br />proclaim April 27, 2018 as Arbor Day in the City of New Brighton. <br />BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that the month of May be "Arbor Month" and that public-spirited and foresighted <br />citizens be called upon to plant trees now for the enjoyment and use of future generations. <br />NEW <br />BRUTM <br />the city that works for you <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my <br />hand and caused the Seal of the City of New Brighton, <br />Minnesota.t he axed this 10th day of April, 2018. <br />VALERIE JOHNSON — M14 YOR <br />