HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamations - 10/08/2018 - Mark Law Appreciation Day Oct. 11, 2018Recognizing October 11, 2018 as Mark Law Appreciation Day
WHEREAS, while Mark Law became the City of Milton's Arborist on
December 1, 2006, he previously served as Arborist for Fulton
County overseeing the unincorporated area that is now Milton;
and
WHEREAS, Mark encouraged developers and homeowners to see the
benefits of keeping and planting more trees resulting in a 57%
tree canopy for the City of Milton which was well above the
minimum requirements at that time, and
WHEREAS, Mark worked tirelessly to get the "Tree City USA" designation for
the City of Milton which he accomplished in 2009 and has
maintained to this present day, and
WHEREAS, The City of Milton won a GUFC Community Grant Award for its
Tree Inventory and Community Tree Management Plan which
has earned Milton credit for the Atlanta Regional Commission's
Green Communities program at the Bronze Level; and
WHEREAS, Mark's many accomplishments benefiting the City of Milton
include a citywide Tree Photo Contest, selection of the City's
Christmas Tree; volunteering at every Earth Day, Crabapple Fest
and other events to reach out and educate the community
about trees and tree care; collecting planks of wood from old
barns that eventually were used in the new Milton City Hall and
designing and building a model of the "Welcome to Milton"
signs; and
WHEREAS, during his almost two decades of service and because of his love
of trees, Mark has protected North Fulton's lush tree canopy and
always putting the City of Milton and its forest in the forefront of
all of his efforts.
Now, therefore, we, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, declare
October 11, 2018 as Mark Law Appreciation Day for his outstanding contributions
to urban forestry in North Fulton and for his dedicated service to the City of Milton.
Given under our hand and seal of the City of Milton, Georgia on this 8th day of
October, 2018.
Joe Lockwood, Mayor