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WHEREAS, plug-in electric vehicles offer consumers significant economic savings,
environmental benefits, and help to decrease our nation’s dependency on oil; and
WHEREAS, the week of September 15-21, 2014, has been declared National Drive
Electric Week, a weeklong celebration with to showcase and highlight benefits of the wide
variety of plug-in electric vehicles; and
WHEREAS, Drive Electric Northern Colorado, City of Fort Collins, City of Loveland
and Colorado State University are working together to create a model to accelerate the adoption
and purchase of plug-in electric vehicles in Northern Colorado; and
WHEREAS, the community is encouraged to join in National Drive Electric Week and
experience a plug-in electric vehicle first-hand at local events such as an EV Cookout with the
Colorado State Vehicle Innovation Team on September 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on the Colorado State
Campus; a celebration at Fossil Ridge High School on September 17, 3:15-5:15 p.m.; and the
Sustainable Living Fair on September 20-21, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., in Legacy Park.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of City Fort Collins, do
hereby proclaim the week of September 15-21, 2014 as
DRIVE ELECTRIC WEEK
and encourage our community to participate in nationally recognized Drive Electric Week
events.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 16th day of September A.D. 2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk