HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks and Recreation MonthDesignation ofJuly 2014 as Park and Recreation Month
WHEREAS parksand recreation programs arean integral partof communities throughout this
country,includingtheTownofFountainHills;and
WHEREAS ourparksand recreation are vitally important to establishing and maintaining the
quality of life inour communities,ensuring the health ofall citizens,and contributing tothe
economicandenvironmentalwell-beingofacommunityandregion;and
WHEREAS parksand recreation programs build healthy,active communities thataidinthe
prevention of chronic disease,provide therapeutic recreation services for those who are mentally or
physically disabled,and also improve the mental and emotional health of all citizens;and
WHEREAS parks and recreation programs increase a community's economic prosperity through
increased property values,expansion of the local tax base,increased tourism,the attraction and
retention of businesses,and crime reduction;and
WHEREAS parks and recreation areas are fundamental tothe environmental well-being ofour
community;and
WHEREAS parks and natural recreation areas improve water quality,protect groundwater,
prevent flooding,improve the quality of the air we breathe,provide vegetative buffers to
development,andproducehabitatfor wildlife;and
WHEREAS our parks and natural recreation areas ensure the ecological beauty ofour community
and provide a place for children and adults to connect with nature and recreate outdoors;and
WHEREAS the U.S.House of Representatives has designated July as Parks and Recreation Month;
and
WHEREAS theTownofFountainHills recognizes the benefits derivedfromparksand recreation
resources
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY I,Linda Kavanagh,MayoroftheTownofFountain
Hills,Arizona,that July 2014 is recognized as Park and Recreation Month in the Town of Fountain
Hills.
~L/'Linda
ATTEST:
Bevelyn j.Bender,ffown Clerk