WHEREAS, historic preservation is an effective tool for managing growth and revitalizing neighborhoods while maintaining community character, enhancing livability, promoting community pride and general quality of life; and

WHEREAS, historic preservation is relevant to 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 by preserving the tangible aspects of the heritage that has shaped us as a community; and

WHEREAS, "Restore America: Communities at a Crossroads" is the theme for National Historic Preservation Month 2005, cosponsored by the Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA that May 2005 be hereby designated as

in Leon County. We call upon the people of Leon County to join their fellow citizens across the United States in recognizing the importance of historic preservation and participate in this special observance.

DATED this 12th day of April, A.D. 2005.