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Proc. 2012-29 National Safe Digging Month 04-12PROCLAMATION NO. 2012 -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 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 81i before digging. PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED on this, the 1st day of May, 2012. Mac Woodward, Mayor