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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 22 15 ParksandRecreation MonthW1 e r e a s , th e U. S . Ho u s e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ha s de s i g n a t e d Ju l y as Pa r k s an d Re c r e a t i o n Mo n t h ; an d tT 4 ) f e r e a s , pa r k s an d re c r e a t i o n pr o g r a m s ar e an in t e g r a l pa r t of co m m u n i t i e s th r o u g h o u t th i s co u n t r y , in c l u d i n g th e Ci t y of Re n t o n an d it s D e p a r t m e n t of Co m m u n i t y Se r v i c e s , wh i c h ha s a mi s s i o n to im p r o v e th e qu a l i t y of li f e in ou r co m m u n i t y by pr o v i d i n g a sa f e an d be a u t i f u l pa r k s sy s t e m an d hi g h qu a l i t y co m m u n i t y - f o c u s e d sp e c i a l ev e n t s an d re c r e a t i o n a l ex p e r i e n c e s ; an d Wh e r e a s , pa r k s , ur b a n fo r e s t r y an d tr a i l s ra i s e a co m m u n i t y ’ s ec o n o m i c p r o s p e r i t y th r o u g h in c r e a s e d pr o p e r t y va l u e s , ex p a n s i o n of th e lo c a l ta x ba s e , in c r e a s e d to u r i s m , th e a t t r a c t i o n an d re t e n t i o n of bu s i n e s s e s , an d cr i m e re d u c t i o n ; an d ‘T 4 % i e r e a s , pa r k s , op e n sp a c e , tr a i l s an d n a t u r a l re c r e a t i o n ar e a s pl a n n i n g im p r o v e s w a t e r qu a l i t y , p r o t e c t s g r o u n d w a t e r , pr e v e n t s fl o o d i n g , im p r o v e s ai r qu a l i t y , pr o v i d e s ve g e t a t i v e bu f f e r s to d e v e l o p m e n t , an d pr o d u c e s h a b i t a t fo r wi l d l i f e ; an d Wh e r e a s , re c r e a t i o n pr o g r a m s bu i l d he a l t h y , ac t i v e co m m u n i t i e s , ai d in th e pr e v e n t i o n of ch r o n i c di s e a s e , pr o v i d e t h e r a p e u t i c re c r e a t i o n se r v i c e s fo r th e me n t a l l y or ph y s i c a l l y di s a b l e d , an d im p r o v e th e m e n t a l an d em o t i o n a l he a l t h of al l ci t i z e n s ; an d Wh e r e a s , pa r t i c i p a t i o n in ne i g h b o r h o o d pr o g r a m s bu i l d s un i t y , s t r e n g t h e n s vo l u n t e e r i s m an d co m m u n i t y de v e l o p m e n t , an d p r o m o t e s se n s i t i v i t y an d un d e r s t a n d i n g of ou r co m m u n i t y ’ s gr o w i n g cu l t u r a l di v e r s i t y wh i l e pr e s e r v i n g ou r hi s t o r y an d sh a r i n g it s st o r i e s ; an d Wh e r e a s , ou r pa r k s an d re c r e a t i o n pr o g r a m s ar e vi t a l l y im p o r t a n t to es t a b l i s h i n g an d ma i n t a i n i n g th e qu a l i t y of li f e in ou r co m m u n i t i e s , en s u r i n g th e he a l t h of al l ci t i z e n s , an d c o n t r i b u t i n g to th e ec o n o m i c an d en v i r o n m e n t a l we l l - b e i n g of a co m m u n i t y an d re g i o n ; Wo w , th e r e f o r e , I, De n i s La w , Ma y o r of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , do h e r e b y pr o c l a i m Ju l y 20 1 5 to be P a r I c e Rç c r e a t i o n Wt o n t ñ in th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , an d I en c o u r a g e al l ci t i z e n s to jo i n me in th i s sp e c i a l o b s e r v a n c e . I n w i t n e s s w h e r e o f I ha v e h e r e u n t o se t my ha n d an d ca u s e d th e se a l of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n to be af f i x e d th i s 22 n d da y of Ju n e , 20 1 5 . De n i s La w , M a y o r Ci t y o f Re n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n - Re n t o n Ci t y Ha l l • 10 5 5 So u t h Gr a d y Wa y • R e n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n 98 0 5 7 • re n t o n w a . g ö v De n i s La w Ma y o r Pr o c t a m a ti o n t + L ’ ). ) Ma y o r ’ s Of f i c e