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PROCLAMATION
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"ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLE DAY" a
• 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 b`
�•J Parks Department, picked up and chipped over 6,000 Christmas trees last year.
7 • The chipped material was used on park trails and as mulch for plants and did ,+
t ' not enter the "waste stream." c;
�� • The Ashland Host Lions and Early Bird Lions are supporting this effort by � Q
'♦ donating volunteer power and equipment to transport the pick-up crews.
" NOW THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of
Ashland, hereby proclaim Saturday, January 7, 2012 as: `•�
< - "CHRISTMAS TREE
1 RECYCLE DA Y IN ASHLAND"
and hereby urge all citizens to set out their tree near the curb on Friday, January
6'h, to be picked up on Saturday, January 7`h, and to consider making a donation to
assist the Troop in their community service activities.
" Dated this P day of January, 2012.
" Jo tromberg, Mayor Id
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Barbara Christensen, City Recorder a
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