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BK:00025 PG:0064 <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />PROCLAMATION <br />FOR <br />LEE COUNTY <br />2012 FALL LITTER SWEEP <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation organizes an annual fall <br />statewide roadside cleanup to ensure clean and beautiful roads in North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, the fall 2012 LITTER SWEEP roadside cleanup will take place September 15 — <br />29, 2012, and encourages local governments and communities, civic and professional groups, <br />businesses, churches, schools, families and individual citizens to participate in the Department <br />of Transportation cleanup by sponsoring and organizing local roadside cleanups; and <br />WHEREAS, Adopt -A- Highway volunteers, Department of Transportation employees, <br />Department of Correction inmates and community service workers, local government <br />agencies, community leaders, civic and community organizations, businesses, churches, <br />schools, and environmentally concerned citizens conduct annual local cleanups during LITTER <br />SWEEP; and <br />WHEREAS, the great natural beauty of our state and a clean environment are sources of great <br />pride for all North Carolinians, attracting tourists and aiding in recruiting new industries; and <br />WHEREAS, the cleanup will increase awareness of the need for cleaner roadsides, emphasize <br />the importance of not littering, and encourage recycling of solid wastes; and <br />WHEREAS, the LITTER SWEEP cleanup will be a part of educating the children of this great <br />state regarding the importance of a clean environment to the quality of life in North Carolina; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, WE THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, do hereby <br />proclaim September 15 - 29, 2012, as 'FALL LITTER SWEEP' in Lee County and encourage <br />citizens in all 100 counties to take an active role in making their communities cleaner. <br />Adopted this 20 day of August 2012. Q // A <br />a A. Shook, Chairman <br />County Board of Commissioners <br />