HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - R-78-11 - 04/03/1978 - Sun Day R-78-11
THIS RESOLUTION, being presented this 3rd day of April, 1978, before
the Mayor and City Council Of the City of McHenry, Illinois,
that
WHEREAS the Sun is absolutely essential to life on Earth, providing
warmth and light, and energy for the growing of green plants; and
WHEREAS the Sun is an inexhaustible source of energy, and doesn't foul
the air, land, or water; and
WHEREAS the Sun, even when not shining, makes the winds to blow, the
clouds to form, and the rains to fall; and
WHEREAS, with utilization, Solar Energy will become less costly, in
contrast to other energies which are rapidly increasing in cost; and
WHEREAS utilization of Solar Energy is labor-intensive, creating many
more jobs per dollars invested than the other,ccapital-intensive
energy indmstries; and
WHEREAS the technology exists today to capture the Sun' s direct energy
(sunlight) and indirect energy (wind and water power, and biomass such
as wood) , and is even now being used; and
WHEREAS Wednesday, May 3, 1978 was chosen as Sun Day because it falls
midway between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice, and because
students and schools will be readily able to participate in its
celebration;
NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the City _of McHenry
proclaim May 3, 1978 as Sun Day, and May 1 through May 7 as Sun Week;
and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that all citizens of the City of
be encouraged to participate in this celebration of the coming Solar
Age.
signed )7F/L24
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Mayor
City of McHenry
1111 N. Green St.
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