2019-11-19 Proclamation Farm City Weekn
Office of the Mayor
Okeechobee, Florida
WHEREAS, Florida farmers and ranchers help feed the world by producing a bounty of nutritious
foods. To do this, they rely upon essential partnerships with urban and suburban
communities to supply, sell and deliver finished products to consumers across Florida and
around the globe; and
WHEREAS, rural and urban communities working together have built our nation's rich
agricultural resources so that they contribute to the health and well-being of our country and
the strength of our economy; and
WHEREAS, during National Farm City Week, we recognize the importance of this cooperative
network. Agriculture employs more than 2 million workers, including farmers and ranchers,
shippers, processors, marketers, retailers, inspectors and others who contribute an annual
impact of $127 billion to Florida's economy,, and
WHEREAS, Farm City Week activities celebrate the mutually beneficial relationships that support
the quality of life we all enjoy. This week, as we gather with family and friends around the
Thanksgiving table, we count these relationships among our many blessings.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dowling R. Watford, Jr., by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor
of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, do hereby proclaim November 20 through 27, 2019, as
"Farm City Week", and I do further call upon all citizens to acknowledge and celebrate the
achievements of all those who, working together, produce and supply our community, our
nation, and the world with an abundance of agricultural products.
In witness whereof, on November 19, 2019, I have
set my hand and caused this seal to be affixed
Attest:
Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk