PROCLAMATION - 2014 SPRING LITTER SWEEP - #2014-7

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LEE COUNTY Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow PROCLAMATION FOR LEE COUNTY 2014 SPRING LITTER SWEEP 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 2014 LITTER SWEEP roadside cleanup will take place April 26 — May 10, 2014, 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 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 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, WE THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, do hereby proclaim April 26 — May 10, 2014 as "SPRING LITTER SWEEP" in Lee County and encourage citizens in all 100 counties to take an active role in making their communities cleaner. Adopted this 7t' day of April 2014. 0 Charles T. Parks, Chairman ATTEST: Lee County Board of Commissioners 4aWnI. Lee, Clerk t o Board