A Resolution of the Council of the County of Allegheny establishing an annual Countywide Cleanup Day and encouraging County residents to volunteer to assist in beautifying the County.
Whereas, Allegheny County has a longstanding and robust history of fostering initiatives to promote sustainability, natural beauty, and a clean environment in which its residents may work and live in aesthetically pleasing and healthy communities; and
Whereas, among these programs are Allegheny Green, environmentally friendly green rooftops on selected County facilities, rain gardens placed in the courtyard of the County Courthouse, the activities of the Environmental Health Division of the County Health Department, regulations regulating diesel engine idling, cooperative partnerships with the Allegheny County Parks Foundation and other regional environmental stakeholders, and efforts to beautify the landscape throughout the County; and
Whereas, it is the desire of Council to promote efforts to continue and expand these existing programs in order to further beautify the County by fostering volunteer efforts;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. Incorporation of Preamble.
The provisions set forth in the preamble to this Resolution are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.
Section 2. Statement of Policy
The County of Allegheny hereby establishes an annual Countywide Cleanup Day, to be scheduled annually for the Sunday after Father’s Day. For each Countywide Cleanup Day, the County shall establish one or more areas of the County within which to focus on landscaping, maintenance, refuse removal, and other beautification efforts, and shall solicit the assistance of volunteers from throughout the County to assist in those efforts.
Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution shall be determined to be unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be considered severable from the re...
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