WHEREAS, a sound natural environment is the foundation of a healthy society and a robust economy; and

WHEREAS, human activities around the globe cause environmental damage that threatens human health and our planet’s ability to sustain a diverse community of life; and

WHEREAS, Earth Day is an ideal time to remind Leon County’s citizens that they have cost-saving, earth-friendly waste disposal options available to them, such as backyard composting and recycling; and

WHEREAS, methods and technologies are available to local governments to protect the environment and maintain the Earth’s biological sustainability, addressing issues such as energy use, transportation, waste prevention, and sprawl; and

WHEREAS, the Leon County Solid Waste Management Division’s Recycling Program is participating with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Environmental Education, the Council for Sustainable Florida, the City of Tallahassee and other Florida businesses and associations in recognizing EARTH DAY.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA that April 22, 2005 is hereby designated as

in Leon County. We encourage residents, businesses and institutions to join us in celebrating this day to honor God’s creation, and to join us in taking steps to promote the creation of a sustainable society for ourselves, our children and all of the future generations who will depend on the Earth’s limited resources to sustain them.

DATED this 12^th Day of April, A.D. 2005.