1992-14704-Resolution No. 92-033 Recorded 5/6/1992tE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTE T"; OREGON
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A Resolution Declaring
May 18 through 22, 1992
as "Bike Commute Week" in *
Deschutes County, Oregon. *
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RESOLUTION NO. 92 -033
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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 the week of May 18 through 22, 1992
be designated "Bike Commute Week" 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 7 day of �2% �, 1992.
Recording Secretary
BCfARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTE COUNTY, OREGON
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