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PROCLAMATION
"28TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLE DAY"
• Solid waste disposal and a dwindling capacity in our landfills is a critical
national problem.
° • Garden waste contributes a significant volume in our landfills.
• Troop 112 of the Boy Scouts of America, with assistance from the Ashland J
Parks Department, pick up and chipped Christmas trees in the City of Ashland.
• The chipped material was used on park trails and as mulch for plants and did
not enter the "waste stream."
• The Ashland Lions Club supports this effort by donating volunteer power and
equipment to transport the pick-up crews. ,j
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of °
Ashland, hereby proclaim Saturday, January 11, 2014 as: b
"CHRISTMAS TREE-CYCLE °
DAYINASHLAND"
and hereby urge all citizens to set out their tree near the curb on Friday, January
Q 10`h to be picked up on Saturday, January 11 `h, and to consider making a donation
E, to assist the Troop in their community service activities.
Dated this 7`h day of January, 2014
Jo S tube g, Mayor
Q$ Barbara Christensen, City Recorder