Item B2
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
5/17/00
Division: Mayor Freeman
Bulk Item: Yes
No
Department: BOCC-3
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Proclamation proclaiming the week of May 14-20,2000 as Preservation Week.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Historic preservation is relevant for communities across the nation, both urban and rural to celebrate the
role of history in our lives and the contributions made by dedicated individuals helping to preserve the
tangible aspects of the heritage that has shaped us as a people.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes No
COST CENTER #
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No AMOUNT PER MONTH YEAR
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing_ Risk Management _
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL'
DOCUMENTATION: Included: X
To Follow:_Not Required:
Agenda Item #:
J" 82..
DISPOSITION:
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WHEREAS, historic preservation is an effective tool for managing growth,
revital~zing neighborhoods, fostering local prid~ ~d m~intaii1ing community character,
while 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 in helping to preserve the tangible aspects
of the heritage that has shaped us as a people; and
WHEREAS, "Taking America's Past Into the Future" is the theme for National
Preservation Week 2000, co-sponsored by the Historic Florida Keys Foundation and the
National Trust for Historic Preservation.
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power vested in me as Mayor of Monroe
County, Florida, I SHIRLEY FREEMAN, do hereby proclaim the week of May 14-20,
2000 as ,
PRESERVATION WEEK
and call upon the people of Monroe County to join their fellow citizens across the
United States in recognizing and participating in this special observance.
DATED this 17th
day.ofMay, 2000.
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