Agenda Package - 3-5-2012 Reg. Meeting

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G07 BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE GOVERNOR Htll el4 SPRING LITTER SWEEP �r 2012 BYTHE GOVERNOR OFTHE STATE OFNORTH CAROLINA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation organizes an annual spring statewide roadside cleanup to ensure clean and beautiful roads in North Carolina; and WHEREAS, the spring 2012 LITTER SWEEP roadside cleanup will take place April 14 through 28. 2011 and encourages local governments and communities, civic and professional groups, businesses, churches. schools, families and individual citizens to participate in the Department of Transportation cleanup by sponsoring and organizing local roadside cleanups: and WHEREAS, Adopt -A- Highway volunteers, Department of Transportation employees, Department of Correction inmates and community service workers. local government agencies. community leaders, civic and community organizations. businesses. churches, schools, and environmentally concerned citizens conduct annual local cleanups during LITTER SWEEP and may receive certificates of appreciation for their participation; and WHEREAS, the great natural beauty of our state and a clean environment are sources of great pride for all North Carolinians, attracting tourists and aiding in recruiting new industries: and WHEREAS, the cleanup will increase awareness of the need for cleaner roadsides, emphasize the importance of not littering, and encourage recycling of solid wastes; and WHEREAS, the spring 2012 LITTER SWEEP cleanup will celebrate the 24th anniversary of the North Carolina Adopt -A- Highway program and its 5.760 volunteer groups that donate their labor and time year round to keep our roadsides clean; and WHEREAS, the LITTER SWEEP cleanup will be a part of educating the children of this great state regarding the importance of a clean environment to the quality of life in North Carolina; NOW, THEREFORE. I. BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina. do hereby proclaim April 14 through 28, 2012, as "SPRING LITTER SWEEP" time in North Carolina and encourage citizens in all t00 counties to take an active role in making their communities cleaner. BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this in the year of our Lord two thousand and twelve. and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty - sixth.