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PROCLAMATION
PRESERVATION MONTH
MAY 2007
WHEREAS, historic preservation is an effective tool for managing growth,
revitalizing neighborhoods, fostering local pride and maintaining community character
with enhancing livability; and
WHEREAS, historic preservation is relevant for communities across the nation,
both urban and rural, and for Americans of all ages, all walks of life, and all ethnic
backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, it is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and the
contributions made by dedicated individuals to helping to preserve the tangible aspects
of the heritage that has shaped us as a people; and
WHEREAS, "Making Preservation Work" is the theme for National Preservation
Month 2007, co-sponsored by the Edina Heritage Preservation Board and the National
Trust for Historic Preservation
NOW, THEREFORE, We, the City Council of the City of Edina, do proclaim May
2007 as Preservation Month, and call upon the people of Edina to join their fellow
citizens across the United States in recognizing and participating in this special
observance.
Dated this 1st day of May 2007.
James B. Hovland, Mayor
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