HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 03/19/2019 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH 31-APRIL 7, 2019 AS IPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the City is committed to reducing light pollution by minimizing glare, light
trespass, and sky glow while conserving energy and resources; and
WHEREAS, outdoor lighting best-practices can preserve, protect, and enhance the night
sky and can mitigate adverse impacts to human health and wildlife habitat; and
WHEREAS, the City supports pursuing night sky protection without compromising
health, safety or security; and
WHEREAS, International Dark Sky Week is March 31-Sunday, April 1 and helps draw
attention to the problems associated with light pollution and promotes simple solutions to
mitigate it; and
WHEREAS, the solutions can be as easy as using light only where you need it, when
you need it, with the minimum amount of light needed, while shielding lights and directing light
downward; and
WHEREAS, the average light pollution in Fort Collins is 20 times brighter than natural
conditions and;
WHEREAS, protecting the night sky helps our community improve and maintain its
unique sense of place, neighborhood livability, safety, and quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins is acting to minimize light pollution through data
collection and monitoring, education and technical assistance, improved technology for street
lights and City facilities, building and land use code changes, and other initiatives;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the week of March 31 to April 7, 2019, as
INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY WEEK
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 19th day of March, A.D. 2019.
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ATTEST: Mayor
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City Clerk