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ProclamationCITY OF NEW BRIGHTON WHEREAS parks and recreation is an integral part of communities throughout this country, including the City of New Brighton and WHEREAS parks and recreation promotes health and wellness, improving the physical and mental health of people who live near parks; and WHEREAS parks and recreation promotes time spent in nature, which positively impacts mental health by increasing cognitive performance and well-being, and alleviating illnesses such as depression, attention deficit disorders, and Alzheimer’s; and WHEREAS parks and recreation encourages physical and social activities that create a sense of community while combating isolation in senior populations; and WHEREAS park and recreation programming and education activities are critical to childhood development; and WHEREAS parks and recreation increases a community’s economic prosperity through increased property values, expansion of the local tax base, increased tourism, the attraction and retention of businesses, and crime reduction; and WHEREAS parks and recreation is fundamental to the environmental well -being of our community; and WHEREAS parks and recreation is essential and adaptable infrastructure that makes our communities resilient in the face of natural disasters and climate change; and WHEREAS the U.S. House of Representatives has designated July as Parks and Recreation Month; and WHEREAS the City of New Brighton recognizes the benefits derived from parks and recreation resources. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED that I, Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas, Mayor of the City of New Brighton, Minnesota do hereby proclaim that July is recognized as Park and Recreation Month in the City of New Brighton. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of New Brighton, Minnesota to be affixed this 28th day of June, 2022. Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas – Mayor