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VNEZH"� <br />PROCLAMATION <br />STATING THAT THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON HEREBY DECLARES ARBOR <br />DAY AS APRIL 29, 2016 AND ARBOR MONTH AS MAY, 2016 IN THE CITY OF <br />NEW BRIGHTON. <br />WHEREAS the City of New Brighton has been recognized by the National Arbor Day <br />Foundation as a Tree City USA for 34 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 <br />exposure to the sun's UV rays, and decreasing temperatures during the <br />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 <br />density of trees; and <br />WHEREAS Trees and forests improve our mental health by reducing stress and increasing <br />concentration; 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, <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 <br />forests. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED, that I, Valerie Johnson, Mayor of the City of New <br />Brighton, Minnesota do hereby proclaim April 29th, 2016 as Arbor Day in the City of New <br />Brighton. <br />BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that the month of May shall be "Arbor Month" and that public- <br />spirited and foresighted citizens be called upon to plant trees now for the enjoyment and use of <br />fixture generations. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my <br />hand and caused the Seal of the City of New <br />Brighton, Minnesota to be affixed this 12th day of <br />April, 016. <br />Valerie Johnson - May r <br />