Res 36-2022 Arbor Day

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Meeting: portal event 756 (no meeting page on file)

Agenda item: Proposed Resolutions — Consider proclaiming April 29 as Arbor Day in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.

Resolution, 1 page. Attached to agenda item: “Proposed Resolutions — Consider proclaiming April 29 as Arbor Day in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.”

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On motion of TRUSTEE____________, seconded by TRUSTEE _______, the 
following resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of 
Croton-on-Hudson, New York:   
 
Resolution #36-2022 
 
WHEREAS, in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of 
Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees; and 
 
WHEREAS: Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; and 
 
WHEREAS, this observance of Arbor Day holds significant meaning as the 150th 
anniversary of the first observance; and 
 
WHEREAS, trees provide an abundance of environmental and aesthetic 
advantages to citizens and wildlife, wherever they are found; and 
 
WHEREAS, trees in our Village increase property values, enhance the economic 
vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and 
 
WHEREAS: the Village of Croton-on-Hudson has been recognized as a Tree City 
USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation since 1984 and desires to continue its 
tree-planting program, 
 
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 
on behalf of the Village Board of Trustees, does hereby proclaim April 29, 2022, 
as “Arbor Day”; and 
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that all residents of the Village of Croton-on-
Hudson are urged to support efforts to preserve our urban forests, cool our streets, 
clean our air, reduce our carbon footprint and improve our overall state of 
wellbeing. 
 
Dated: April 4, 2022

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