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Cogo, .-.� PARK AND RECREATION MONTH +.•:
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.. - ti✓ WHEREAS, parks and recreation programming is critical to Tigard's livability and important to 1 `�
.,t, . healthy, welcoming communities throughout the country; and
WHEREAS, parks and recreation promote health and wellness, improving the physical and
mental health of residents living near community parks; and '.- .
WHEREAS, park and recreation activities promote time spent in nature and may positively
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1 symptoms of conditions like depression, attention deficit disorders, and Alzheimer's; and '`
- WHEREAS, parks and recreation encourage physical activity by providing space for popular
" sports, pedestrian trails, and activities designed to support active lifestyles; and :_.-- c..
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z3 'S0.►r WHEREAS, educational recreation activities provide youth with structured out-of-school time ;�:''i
'`l.. programming that offers opportunities to learn sports, team activities, and environmental `'
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rr!._ •i WHEREAS, parks and recreation programs increase a community's economic prosperity
` through increased property values, expansion of the local tax base, increased tourism, the 'I' "�7 s
'�"� attraction and retention of businesses, and even reduced crime in.public spaces; and Ce.
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WHEREAS, parks and recreation are fundamental to the environmental well-being of our : ;
r0 scommunity and essential to adaptable infrastructure that makes a community resilient in the j
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- t WHEREAS, Tigard's parks and natural recreation areas ensure the ecological beauty of our a e
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WHEREAS, the U.S. House of Representatives has designated July as Parks and Recreation -!;*
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1 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Tigard Mayor does hereby proclaim the i;;
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in Tigard, Oregon, and encourages people throughout the city to explore our parks, trails, and ti.f
greenspaces and participate in the summer's recreational events. 1.1.0.
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' .., y Dated this 1st dayof Jul 2025 '
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_,;. '•I IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal oft - ' of
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Tigard to be affixed. , _ -_ _
I • Heidi Lueb, Mayor 1 ���, `•' ti ;
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