HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-07-05 ProclamationCity of Iowa City
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs are an integral part of coi
throughout this country, including Iowa City; and
WHEREAS, our parks and recreation programs are vitally important to
establishing and maintaining the quality of life in our communities, ensuring
the health of all citizens, and contributing to the economic and environmental
well -being of a community and region; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs build healthy, active communities that
aid in the prevention of chronic disease, provide therapeutic recreation services
for those who are mentally or physically disabled, and also improve the mental
and emotional health of all citizens; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs increase a community's economic
prosperity through increased property values, expansion of the local tax base,
increased tourism, the attraction and retention of businesses, and crime
reduction; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation areas are fundamental to the environmental
well -being of our community; and
WHEREAS, parks and natural recreation areas improve water quality, protect
groundwater, prevent flooding, improve the quality of the air we breathe,
provide vegetative buffers to development, and produce habitat for wildlife; and
WHEREAS, our parks and natural recreation areas ensure the ecological beauty of
our community and provide a place for children and adults to connect with
nature and recreate outdoors; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. House of Representatives has designated July as Parks and
Recreation Month; and
WHEREAS, Iowa City recognizes the benefits derived from parks and recreation
resources
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City of Iowa City that July is
recognized as
Park and Recreation Month.
Mayor
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 5 `h day of July, 2011.
City of Iowa City
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs are an integral
throughout this country, including Iowa City; and
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of communities
WHEREAS, our parks and recreation programs are /itally important to
establishing and maintaining the quality of life in our ommunities, ensuring
the health of all citizens, and contributing to the eco mic and environmental
well -being of a community and region; and
IEREAA, parks and recreation programs build hea hy, active communities that
aid in thy, prevention of chronic disease, provide erapeutic recreation services
for those who are mentally or physically disabl , and also improve the mental
and emotiouial health of all citizens; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs increase a community's economic
prosperity through increased property va es, expansion of the local tax base,
increased tourism, the attraction an retention of businesses, and crime
reduction; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation ar s are fundamental to the ' environmental
well -being of our community; and
WHEREAS, parks and natu *al r creation areas improve water quality, protect
groundwater, prevent flood , improve the quality of the air we breathe,
provide vegetative buffers to velopment, and produce habitat for wildlife; and
WHEREAS, our parks and n ural creation areas ensure the ecological beauty of
our community and pro de a pl e for children and adults to connect with
nature and recreate out oors; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. H use of Representatives has designated July as Parks and
Recreation Month; aAd
WHEREAS, Iowa City recognizes the benefits avrived from parks and recreation
resources
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City of Iowa City that July is
recognized a
Park and Recreation Month.
Mayor
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 5t" day of July, 2011.