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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-10-16 10.16.2024 Proclamation �;�!1�U� C!'�Y ��J i�l�!!. �KGOR= MA�KE ,�a� �,���� � C TY a�$ ; $ a ' \ �a� � � ��\ \ '� ���� , � \� , �� , ��� \ �� � ; 1 � � � ��� \�; �� ���;��`'� \J��� � � �� � \ '�,�� ,��.:�� �' PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2024,AS COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH WHEREAS, Change is constant and affects all cities, towns, suburbs, counties, boroughs, townships, rural areas, and other places; and WHEREAS, Planners can help navigate this change with data-driven insights and expertise that provide better choices for how people work and live; and WHEREAS, Community planning provides an opportunity for all residents to be meaningfully involved in making choices that determine the future of their community; and WHEREAS, The full benefits of planning require elected and appointed public officials who understand, support and demand excellence in planning and plan implementation; and WHEREAS, The month of October, 2024, has been designated as National Community Planning Month by the American Planning Association as an opportunity to highlight how planning is essential to every community, and how planners are uniquely positioned to identify solutions to communities' most difficult housing, transportation and land- use questions; and WHEREAS, The celebration of National Community Planning Month gives us the opportunity to recognize the participation and dedication of appointed Planning Board members who have contributed their time and expertise to the improvement of the City of Bangor; and WHEREAS, We recognize the valuable contributions made by the professional community planners of the City of Bangor and e�end our heartfelt thanks for the continued commitment to public service by these professionals. NOW,THEREFORE, I, Cara Pelletier, Mayor of the City of Bangor, on behalf of the City Council do hereby proclaim the month of October, 2024, as Community Planning Month in the City of Bangor. Given this the 23rd day of September, 2024. Cara Pelletier, Mayor