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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-02-26 07-100 ORDERfibers MC. 07 100 , Date: February 26, 2007 Item/Subject Order, Naming the City Forest Preserve the Rolland F. Perry City Forest. Respons3le Deperhnen[: Engineering Commentary: We have been approached by several individuals with close Res to recently retired City ForesMr Rolland Perry with a request that the Ory consider naming the City Forest after Rolland. By way of background, Rolland served as City Forester for 91 years, from 1969 W his retirement last year. During this Wood, he was Instrumental In developing and maintaining the Cry's forests and public trees. His accomplishments included developing management plans and trails in Brawn, Prentiss, and Essex Woods and the City Forest During his tenure, he was responsible for planting over 800,000 trees and seedlings throughout the Ws paps, rights-of-way, and public spaces, In part to replace the thousands of trees bst W Dutch Elm disease. One of RillancPs proudest achievements was fire preservation and development of the City Forest, over 6511 acres of largely forested land located near the Cry's Bangor Mall commercial area and largely within the watershed of the Penjajawoc Marsh. Through many years of effort, he worked consistently to protect this property against potential development, manage it In Improve its timber and habitat values, and W develop a multi-purpose trail system to enable residents and visitors to enjoy, this area. Por these reasons, we believe it would be appropriate to recognize his efforts by naming the Forest after him. Without Rolland's fireless adwsce , this Forest would not exist. Department Head This has been reviewed and Is unanimously recommended by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. City Manager Finance Director Legal Approval: 4 O sogcmr Introduced for X passage _ First Reading Page_ of _ Referral to Finance Committee 02/26/2007 AatiPaadb Cowdlm' crarwick 07 i00 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Order, Naming the City Forest Preserve the Rolland F. Parry City Foran Whereas, Rolland F. Perry served as City Forester for 41 years, from 1964 untill his retirement in 2006; and Whereas, during this period, he was instrumental in developing and maintaining the City's forests and public trees including establishing management plans for the City's forests and mods and planting over 800,000 trees in our public spaces; and Whereas, Rolland was Instrumental in preserving and developing the City Forest, over 650 acres of land located near the Bangor Mall commercial area and largely within the watershed of the Penjajawoc Marsh; and Whereas, he worked diligently for years W Protect this property against potential development, manage it to improve its timber and habitat values, and develop a multi-purpose trail system to allow residents and visitors to enjoy this area; and Whereas, without his advocacy, this Forest would not exist today; NOW, THEREFORE, BE R ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT The City Forest Preserve is hereby officially renamed the Rolland F. Perry City Forest In recognition of Rolland F. Perry's diligent and persistent efforts to preserve this area for current and future residents of and visitors to the Cay of Baigor. IN CITY COUNCIL February 26, 2007 Motion Made and Seconded for Passage n_CyTY CLEI y 0)-100 ORDER (PPFLEJ tlamiag tfie Clty Pareat Preserve the Rolland P. Petry City Forest WVROT .T