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2008 - <br />• _ <br />LEE COUNTY <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />PROCLAMATION <br />FALL LITTER SWEEP <br />2008 <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 2008 LITTER SWEEP roadside cleanup will take place September 20 <br />through October 4, 2008, and encourages local governments and communities, civic and <br />professional groups, businesses, churches, schools, families and individual citizens to <br />participate in the Department of Transportation cleanup by sponsoring and organizing local <br />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 <br />LITTER SWEEP; and <br />is WHEREAS, the great natural beauty of our state and a clean environment are sources of <br />great pride for all North Carolinians, attracting tourists and aiding in recruiting new <br />industries, and <br />WHEREAS, the cleanup will increase awareness of the need for cleaner roadsides, <br />emphasize the importance of not littering, and encourage recycling of solid wastes, and <br />WHEREAS, the 2008 fall cleanup will celebrate the 20" anniversary of the North Carolina <br />Adopt -A- Highway program and its 6,000 volunteer groups that donate their labor and time <br />year round to keep our roadsides clean, and <br />WHEREAS, the LITTER SWEEP cleanup will be a part of educating the children of this <br />great state regarding the importance of a clean environment to the quality of life in North <br />Carolina; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, do hereby <br />proclaim September 20 through October 4, 2008, as LITTER SWEEP time in Lee County <br />and encourage citizens to take an active role in making their communities cleaner. <br />Adopted this 18`" day of August 2008. 1 <br />kaA <br />Robert H. Brown, Chairman <br />A EST: Lee County Board of Commissioners <br />n <br />a'yn I M. Lee, Clerl <br />17J <br />