PROCLAMATION NO. 07-05 A PROCLAMATION TO DECLARE OCTOBER 30, 2007 AS WEATHERIZATION DAY WHEREAS, the Gila County Board of Supervisors has long recognized the plight of low-income families and individuals in meeting their home energy needs; and, WHEREAS, low income households spend a disproportionate percentage of their annual incomes on home energy bills; and, WHEREAS, the United States Department of Energy developed the Weatherization Assistance Program in 1976 as the federal government's cost-effective, permanent solution for reducing the heavy energy burden on low-income Americans; and, WHEREAS, this Program not only saves energy through advanced technologies to improve the energy affordability for low-income families, but also saves lives and improves the health and safety of families by identifying carbon monoxide hazards, poor indoor air quality, mold, and other health threats; and, WHEREAS, the Weatherization Assistance Program keeps jobs and dollars in local communities by operating through a network of approximately 9 well-trained program providers serving every community in the state. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that we, the members of the Gila County Board of Supervisors, do hereby proclaim October 30, 2007, as Weatherization Day in Gila County and encourage the state and local weatherization professionals to deliver cost-effective, advanced technologies to increase energy savings in each home served, to leverage state, local and private resources to make each federal dollar work harder and to heighten the awareness of energy efficiency in communities throughout the state. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of October 2007. GILA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS |