1991-12216-Resolution No. 91-035 Recorded 5/3/1991REVIEWED
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES•COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Declaring Thursday,
May 9, 1991 as "Bike Commute Day"
in Deschutes County, Oregon.
91-12216
RESOLUTION NO. 91 -035
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WHEREAS, eighty -two percent of travel by Americans is by
private automobile; and
WHEREAS, automobiles emit forty -five percent of the nitrogen
oxide in our nation's air, and add more than 700 million tons of
carbon to the atmosphere annually; and
WHEREAS, bicycling is pollution -free transportation, helping
to keep the air clean and to conserve energy; and
WHEREAS, bicycling helps to alleviate rush hour traffic
congestion; and
WHEREAS, bicycling is a wholesome sport benefiting our health,
our waistlines, and our pocketbooks; and
WHEREAS, a group of civic - minded organizations has planned an
event to promote an alternative to automobile commuting for
experienced and novice bicycle riders alike; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, that Thursday, May 9, 1991 be designated
"Bike Commute Day" in Deschutes County, Oregon; and the Board urges
the citizens of Deschutes County, Oregon, to join Deschutes County
employees and officials in engaging in a healthful alternative to
the use of the automobile by bicycling.
DATED this / day of May, 1991.
1 - RESOLUTION NO. 91 -035
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DE ► TES COUNTY, OREGON
TOM THROOPO, Commissioner
GEN, Commissioner
I LIN, hz'irman
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