HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 01/07/2014 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING JANUARY AS RADON ACTION MONPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, January is National Radon Action Month and all Fort Collins residents are
strongly encouraged to test their homes for radon; and
WHEREAS, radon is a naturally occurring, colorless and odorless radioactive gas that is
the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, contributing to as many as 500 lung
cancer deaths in Colorado each year; and
WHEREAS, any home may have high levels of radon - even if neighboring homes do
not - and elevated levels pose a serious health threat to residents; and
WHEREAS, approximately 70 percent of Fort Collins homes have radon levels in excess
of the EPA recommended action level: and
WHEREAS, radon testing is easy and inexpensive, and Fort Collins residents can test
their homes using low-cost test kits available at the Senior Center and the Development Review
Center; and
WHEREAS, all Fort Collins residents are encouraged to protect their families from the
serious health risks associated with radon by reducing any elevated radon levels found in their
homes, which can be effectively accomplished for the price of a typical home repair;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim January 2014 as
“RADON ACTION MONTH”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 7th day of January, A.D. 2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk