Arbor Day Proclamation

City Council Agenda Item Report FROM:

Sara Williams, Deputy Clerk

MEETING DATE:

April 14, 2025

SUBJECT:

Proclamation No. 250414-P1 – Arbor Day

DESCRIPTION: As part of the Tree City USA requirements for certification, the City of Saugatuck must publicly proclaim and celebrate Arbor Day. By passing a proclamation for Arbor Day and celebrating the holiday, city officials and the community are displaying their support for the community tree program. The City of Saugatuck will proclaim April 25, 2024, as Arbor Day; a tree planting ceremony on Arbor Day with the location to be determined by the Department of Public Works. BUDGET ACTION REQUIRED: N/A COMMITTEE/COMMISSION REVIEW: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: N/A SAMPLE MOTION: Move to approve/deny Proclamation No. 250414-P1 as presented.

Arbor Day Proclamation Whereas,

In 1872, the Nebraska Board of Agriculture set aside a special day 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,

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 countless other wood products, and

Whereas,

trees in our community increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community, and

Whereas,

trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.

Now, Therefore, I,

Holly Anderson

, Mayor of the City of

Saugatuck

, do hereby proclaim

April 25, 2025

, as

Arbor Day In the City of

Saugatuck

, and I urge all citizens

to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and Further,

I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this and future generations. 14th

Dated this

day of

April, 2025

Mayor