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Proclamation <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS the City of New Brighton has been recognized by the National Arbor Day <br />Foundation as a Tree City USA for 37 consecutive years; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS trees and forests improve our physical health by cleaning the air, reducing <br />exposure to the sun’s UV rays, and decreasing temperatures during the <br />summertime; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS trees and forests improve our mental health by reducing stress and increasing <br />concentration; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS forests create high-quality drinking water by acting as a natural filter; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS getting a daily dose of trees is healthy for all Minnesotans; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS trees in our City beautify our surroundings, shade our parks and residences, <br />increase property values and enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS each year, on the last Friday in April, and throughout the month of May, <br />Minnesotans pay special tribute to rural and community trees and all the natural <br />resources, and dedicate themselves to the continued vitality of our State’s forests, <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS Bel Air, 4th grade students will be planting trees April 26th at Hansen Park to help <br />beatify the new park <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE I, VALERIE JOHNSON, Mayor of The City of New Brighton, Minnesota do hereby <br />proclaim April 26, 2019 as Arbor Day in the City of New Brighton. <br /> <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 /> <br /> <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my <br />hand and caused the Seal of the City of New Brighton, <br />Minnesota to be affixed this 9th day of April, 2019. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> VALERIE JOHNSON – MAYOR