2021-03-02 Proclamation - Water Conservation Month 2021_ . _ �
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Office of the Mayor, Okeechobee, Florida
WHEREAS, water is a basic and essential need of every living creature; and _
WHEREAS, the State of Florida, Water Management Districts and the City of Okeechobee are working
together to increase awareness about the importance of water conservation; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has designated April, typically a dry month when water demands are
most acute, as Florida's Water Conservation Month to educate citizens about how they can help
save Florida's precious water resources; and
WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee has always encouraged and supported water conservation through
various educational programs and special events; and
WHEREAS, every business, industry, school, and citizen can make a difference when it comes to
conserving water; and
WHEREAS, every business, industry, school, and citizen can help by saving water and thus promote a
healthy economy and community.
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 the month of April 2021 as "Water Conservation
Month" in the City of Okeechobee.
In witness whereof, on March 2, 2021, I have set
my hand and caused this seal to be affixed.
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Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk
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