Proc. 2009-15 National Preservation Month 05-09
PROCLAMATION NO. 2009-15
WHEREAS historic preservation is an effective tool for managing physical city growth while maintaining
community character by revitalizing neighborhoods and buildings and by fostering local pride with
events that preserve local folk traditions while encouraging tourism; and
WHEREAS historic preservation is relevant for communities across the nation, both urban and rural, and for
Americans of all ages, all walks of life and all ethnic backgrounds; and
WHEREAS it is important to celebrate the role of history and traditions in our lives and the contributions made
by dedicated individuals in helping to preserve the tangible aspects of the heritage that has shaped us
as a people; and
WHEREAS “This Place Matters” is the theme for National Preservation Month 2009, cosponsored by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Texas Main Street Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of
Huntsville, Texas that:
May 2009
be declared:
NATIONAL PRESERVATION MONTH
and call upon the people of Huntsville, Texas to join me in honoring The Tall Pines Quilt Guild in their efforts to
celebrate and preserve our history with the eighth annual “Airing of the Quilts” celebration and their fellow
citizens across the United States in recognizing and participating in this special observance.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED on this the 28th day of April, 2009.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
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J. TURNER, MAYOR