HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 99- Trails Day June 5 1999
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TRAILS DAY
June 5, 1999
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WHEREAS, National Trails Day has been an observance organized around the country by the American Hiking
Society since 1992; and
WHEREAS, this is the 7th annual National Trails Day; and
WHEREAS, a number of groups, including the Gallatin Valley Land Trust, the Rotary Club and the City of
Bozeman, have worked to implement the Parks, Open Space and Trails (POST) plan, which
emphasizes the establishment of green ways and trails in and around the city; and
WHEREAS, the Gallatin Valley Land Trust and the City of Bozeman have worked diligentlY to establish an
effective adopt-a-trail program that stresses regular volunteer maintenance of all our trails; and
WHEREAS, a number of local businesses have decided to participate this year in a "Two Percent for Trails Day"
voluntary donation program established by the Community Food Co-op; and
WHEREAS, the trail V1stem benefits the general health and welfare of the community's citizens and provides an
alternative for commuter transportation; and
WHEREAS, the "Main Street to the Mountains" program is primarily supported by contributions from local
citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Alfred M. Stiff, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim June 5, 1999 as
"TRAILS DA Y"
in the City of Bozeman, and encourage the citizens of Bozeman to recognize the trail V1stem that has been developed
for the enjoyment of area residents and visitors.
SEAL IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the City of Bozeman, in the
State of Montana, to be affixed at Bozeman, Montana, this
17th day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Ninety-nine.
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AL D M. STIF , Mayor
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