HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011999 - 99-225 Board of Supervisors
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Contra Costa County, State of California
IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING
THE FIRST FULL WEEK,BEGINNING ]
ON MAY 1ST, 1999 AS
ARSON AWARENESS WEEK IN ] RESOLUTION No.99/
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WHEREAS,arson is a serious crime that affects every person,and can only be stopped
when citizens realize the severe damage that arson causes;and
WHEREAS,in a typical year in the United States more than 500 people are killed and
almost$2 billion worth of property destroyed due to arson;and
WHEREAS,arson disrupts our education systems with the destruction of irreplaceable
buildings and artifacts;and
WHEREAS,arson jeopardizes the lives of citizens and emergency service personnel;and
WHEREAS,removing the threat of arson from homes and businesses is a top priority of
Centra Costa County's fire and law enforcement investigative agencies,and the
community at large,and
WHEREAS,working together we can build a community-based coalition to support the
efforts of public safety officials to control and prevent this terrible crime.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County declares the first full week,beginning on May 1`, 1999 as ARSON
AWARENESS WEEK in Contra Costa County,and the first full week of May shall be
so designated each year thereafter.
Passed and Adopted on April 14, 1998,by a unanimous vote of Board members present.
Introduced by:
DONNA GERJQR
District III Supervisor
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
4th day of May 1999.
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator.
By
DjWuty Clerk
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