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Proc. 2014-29 National Safe Digging Month 04-14 PROCLAMATION NO. 2014-29 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 CenterPoint Energy promotes the national Call-Before-You-Dig number, 811, which serves the citizens of Huntsville 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 2014 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 because safe excavation is no accident! st PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED on this, the 1 day of April 2014. ____________________________ Mac Woodward, Mayor