Columbus, Georgia

A RESOLUTION



NO.





WHEREAS, Trees Columbus, Inc. recently established its first annual Holiday

Forest by planting native trees along Lindsey Creek in front of Peachtree Mall

on January 11, 2003;



WHEREAS, partners in this project were Peachtree Mall, the Georgia Forestry

Commission, the Georgia Power Company, the Columbus, Georgia Consolidated

Government, and the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission;



WHEREAS, volunteers from these organizations and students from Carver,

Brookstone and Pacelli High School and CSU gathered to plant 58 trees on a

two-acre site;



WHEREAS, through the Holiday Forest program, Trees Columbus hopes to

demonstrate that greenspace can be recreated anywhere for the benefit of all

our citizens.



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:



We commend and express our appreciation to Trees Columbus, Inc. and its

Executive Director, Susan B. Kleto, Peachtree Mall, the Georgia Forestry

Commission, the Georgia Power Company, the Columbus, Georgia Consolidated

Government, the Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission, and students from Carver,

Brookstone, Pacelli, and Columbus State University for their work on the

Holiday Forest tree planting near Peachtree Mall. Let a copy of this

Resolution be forwarded to the above organizations.



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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the

21st day of January, 2003, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote

of ____ members of said Council.









Councilor Allen voting ___________________.

Councilor Anthony voting__________________.

Councilor Davis voting____________________.

Councilor Henderson voting________________.

Councilor Hunter voting___________________.

Councilor McDaniel voting_________________.

Councilor Rodgers voting__________________.

Councilor Suber voting____________________.

Councilor Pugh voting_____________________.

Councilor Woodson voting__________________.











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TINY B. WASHINGTON ROBERT S. POYDASHEFF

CLERK MAYOR