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PRO 2006-01TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB PROCLAMATION NO. 2006-01 ARBOR DAY A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, TO RECOGNIZE APRIL gTH, 2006 AS ARBOR DAY; RECONIZING THAT 2006 IS THE 134TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOLIDAY OF ARBOR DAY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 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, 2006 is the 134" anniversary of the holiday and Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world, and Whereas, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce life-giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife, and Whereas, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires, and beautify our community, and Whereas, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS: Section I. In the Town of Trophy Club, and the Mayor and Council urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and Section 2. The Mayor and Council urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this and future generations. That this Proclamation shall with law. C. Nick Sanders, Mayor Town of Trophy Club, Texas ATTEST: [SEAL] Town of Trophy Club, Texas