Proc. 2012-30 National Safe Digging Month 04-12
PROCLAMATION
NO. 2012-30
WHEREAS each year the nation’s underground utility infrastructure is
jeopardized by unintentional damage by those who fail to call 811 to
have underground lines located prior to digging, resulting in
undesired consequences such as service interruption, damage to the
environment and personal injury and even death; and
WHEREAS the Common Ground Alliance and its 1400 members promote the
national Call-Before-You-Dig number, 811, in an effort to reduce
damages; and
WHEREAS through education of safe digging practices, excavators and
homeowners can save time and money by making a simple call to 811
before digging; waiting the required amount of time; respecting the
marked lines by maintaining visual definition throughout the course
of the excavation; and digging with care around the marks..
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me
as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
April 2012
be declared: NATIONAL SAFE DIGGING MONTH
in the City of Huntsville and invite all citizens of Huntsville to join their fellow citizens
across the United States in recognizing that safe digging is a shared responsibility and to
always call 811 before digging.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED on this, the 1 day of May, 2012.
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Mac Woodward, Mayor