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O er; RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING CEDAR RIVER AWARENESS
• 0 H WEEKEND IN WATERLOO, IOWA, ON JULY 14 - 15, 1990.
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- WHEREAS, the Cedar River Festival, Inc. was formed in
T 17-;8 as a non-profit corporation aimed at increasing the
public' s awareness of the Cedar River as well as building
public concern for the water quality of the river.
p, › WHEREAS, tires, rusting pesticide containers, car
parts, and a stove are just a sampling of the 3 . 2 tons of
refl,ise our canoers dug out of the Cedar River during last
year' s daylong Cedar River Cleanup. On the following day,
participants were rewarded with a music and art festival at
theRotary Reserve north of Cedar Falls.
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‹, c WHEREAS, this year we will be cleaning a stretch of the
Cedar River from the Highway 57 bridge in Cedar Falls to
Cedar River Park in Waterloo on July 14th. A Bremer County
group is organizing a cleanup from Waverly to Janesville and
a Mitchell County group is planning the same from Otranto to
Osage on July 14th. The Cedar Valley Sportsmans Club is
planning a cleanup from Janesville to Cedar Falls as well.
Earlier in June, a canoe float in northern Iowa and another
near Cedar Rapids, cleaned trash out of the Cedar River as
part of the Cedar River Cleanup.
WHEREAS, this year, Advanced Recycling Systems and Kann
Manufacturing are assisting is separating collected refuse
for recycling. The Black Hawk County Conservation Board,
Hawkeve Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, Public
Works and Public Safety Departments of the cities of
Waterloo and Cedar Falls, and the Black Hawk County
Sheriff ' s Department are assisting in the cleanup effort.
Numerous environmental and civic organizations are also
taking part in the weekend' s events .
WHEREAS, the Cedar River Music and Arts Festival will
be held July 15th at the Rotary Reserve. There will be
music, environmental displays, educational children' s
activities, local artists ' displays, and food provided by
local non-profit organizations.
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Waterloo does hereby
proclaim July 14 - 15, 1990, as Cedar River Awareness
Weekend in Waterloo, and urges all citizens to partake in
the weekend events and celebrate one of our area' s greatest
natural resources, the Cedar River.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of July, 1990.
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Bernard L. Mc inley, Mayo
ATTEST:
r P. urger, C. Clerk/Auditor