PROCLAMATION

"19TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLE DAY"

•	Solid waste disposal and a dwindling capacity in our landfills is a critical national problem.
•	Garden waste contributes a significant volume in our landfills.
•	Troop 112 of the Boy Scouts of America, with assistance from the Ashland Parks Department, picked up and chipped over 6,000 Christmas trees last year.
•	The chipped material was used on park trails and as mulch for plants and did not enter the "waste stream."
•	The Ashland Host Lions and Early Bird Lions are supporting this effort by donating volunteer power and equipment to transport the pick-up crews.

NOW THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of Ashland, hereby proclaim Saturday, January 8th, 2005 as:

"CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLE DAY IN ASHLAND"

and hereby urge all citizens to set out their tree near the curb on Friday, January 7th, to be picked up on Saturday, January 8th, and to consider making a donation to assist the Troop in their community service activities.

Dated this 21st day of December, 2004.

Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
Alan DeBoer, Mayor

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