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PROCLAMATION
Earth Day: April 22, 2022
WHEREAS, we continue to live through the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded of the
extraordinary importance of maintaining a clean and healthy environment; and
WHEREAS, the global community faces challenges such as health issues, food and water
shortages, and economic struggles; and
WHEREAS, all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a right to a
healthy, sustainable environment with economic growth and opportunity; and
WHEREAS, we are all caretakers of our planet and have an obligation to combat climate change
and environmental degradation to preserve the earth's beauty and resources; and
WHEREAS, 2022 marks the 52nd anniversary of the Earth Day movement and the theme of
Earth Day, 2022, "Invest In Our Planet" reminds all businesses, institutions, and individuals to
commit to caring for the planet and its resources; and
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights has many service organizations, faith communities, businesses,
and community members who make every day a day to strive for a cleaner and healthier earth
by engaging in frequent street, park, and storm drain clean-ups; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights has been a GreenStep City Step Two as designated
by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and League of Minnesota Cities since 2014, and as
such has implemented numerous Green initiatives including being a Tree City USA, adopting
and updating erosion and sediment control and shoreland ordinances and procedures, using
the B3 Benchmarking database to track energy use, changing out lighting in many city buildings
to high efficiency fluorescent and LED lights, encouraging high density housing in the City's
recently adopted comprehensive plan, establishing community gardens on publicly owned
land, and establishing a roundabout in the Huset Park redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the City has also established solar arrays on four city buildings including public
works, library, liquor and public safety, and the City is signed up for five Solar Gardens.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Amada Marquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia Heights, do hereby
proclaim April 22 as: Earth Day in the City of Columbia Heights.
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Amada Marquez Si uia, Mayor
April 25, 2022