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ARBOR DAY <br />WHEREAS, The City of Louisville conducts an annual Arbor Day Celebration, <br />employs staff dedicated to tree care, has written a tree ordinance, and <br />spends more than two dollars per capita on tree care, the National Arbor <br />Day Foundation recognizes the City of Louisville as a Tree City USA for <br />the 29th consecutive year and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Louisville received the Tree City USA Growth Award from the <br />National Arbor Day Foundation for hiring a forester and completing an <br />inventory of city trees and <br />WHEREAS, through the work of the Horticultural and Forestry Board, the City of <br />Louisville has established and committed to an ongoing landscape <br />beautification master plan involving the planting of numerous trees and <br />shrubs and <br />WHEREAS, through lottery proceeds the City of Louisville has established an <br />arboretum and continues to maintain and manage through sound <br />arboricultural practices. <br />WHEREAS, the Horticulture and Forestry Advisory Board and City of Louisville staff <br />continue to educate the public on sound horticultural and forestry practices <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Arbor Day has been celebrated nationally since 1872. <br />NOW THEREFORE, I, Charles Sisk, Mayor of the City of Louisville, do hereby <br />proclaim Saturday, April 18, 2009 as Arbor Day in the city of Louisville and urge all <br />citizens to celebrate efforts to care for our trees and woodlands and to support our city's <br />community forestry program, and I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and <br />promote the well-being of present and future generations. <br />DATED this 7t' day of April 2009. <br />Charles Sisk, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />Nancy Varra, City Clerk <br />C - <br />Oo ii I <br />t <br />