HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 09/04/2012 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 15 AS CEMETERY STPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins has a long history as a community that values law and
order and has created a safe place to live, work, learn, and play; and
WHEREAS, throughout our history, the citizens of Fort Collins have been protected by the
many men and women who have made selfless sacrifice as law-enforcement officers and who have
dedicated themselves to keeping the citizens of Fort Collins safe; and
WHEREAS, there is great value for the citizens of Fort Collins to learn about the lives and
circumstances of those involved with the criminal justice system, including those who have enforced
the law and those who have broken it; and
WHEREAS, each year, the Cemetery Stroll, the city’s longest running living history event,
sponsored by the City of Fort Collins Senior Center, honors a selection of those individuals who
made history in Fort Collins and are now resting at Grandview Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, this year’s theme for the Cemetery Stroll is “Law and Disorder”.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim September 15, 2012 as
LAW AND DISORDER DAY
in Fort Collins and encourage the citizens of this community to honor those who went before us by
attending our City’s oldest and largest living history event, the Cemetery Stroll, at Grandview
Cemetery.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 4th day of September, A.D. 2012.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk