HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 01/03/2012 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING JANUARY 2012 AS COLORADO RAPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, exposure to radioactive radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer among
people that have never smoked, and the second-leading cause of lung cancer overall; and
WHEREAS, radon-induced lung cancer claims the lives of more than 20,000 United States
citizens every year, approximately 1,400 of those cancer deaths are in Colorado alone; and
WHEREAS, elevated radon levels are found in three quarters of Fort Collins homes posing
a serious health threat to residents, and any home may have elevated radon – even if neighboring
homes do not; and
WHEREAS, elevated levels of radon can be effectively reduced for the price of typical
home repairs; and
WHEREAS, all Fort Collins citizens who have not yet tested their homes for radon are
encouraged to do so - and to reduce any elevated radon levels found - in order to protect their
families from the serious health risks associated with radon; and
WHEREAS, radon testing is easy and inexpensive, and Fort Collins residents can easily test
their homes with low-cost test kits available at the Fort Collins Senior Center and the Fort Collins
Development Review Center.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim January 3, 2012, as the official start of
“FORT COLLINS RADON ACTION MONTH”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 3rd day of January, A.D. 2012.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk