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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, City staff, City Council, the Georgetown Police and Fire Departments and the
Georgetown Independent School District recognize the value of providing safe and reliable routes
to school; and
WHEREAS, these routes promote healthy lifestyles for our children and uphold the high quality of
life our community enjoys as a whole; and
WHEREAS, this event on International Bike or Roll to School Day is one of more than 4,000 events
being held across the country the first week of May; and
WHEREAS, the city has invested in sidewalk master planning and improvements including safe
routes to schools for more than 10 years and these sidewalks in our neighborhoods are used each
school day by children bicycling or walking to school and when kids walk or bide to school instead
of riding in a car, they help reduce pollution emitted by vehicles; and
WHEREAS, while walking to school each day children get physical activity, building the habit of
regular exercise that can increase their health for a lifetime.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSH SCHROEDER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TX
do hereby proclaim May 8, 2024 as
BIKE AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY
in Georgetown, Texas