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Proclamation declaring Saturday, September 19, 2015 to be “Beat Cleveland at ALCOSAN’s Open House Day” in Allegheny County.
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WHEREAS, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has challenged the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) to have the most guests and the most tweets on September 19, 2015, when both wastewater treatment plants hold their annual Open House events; and
WHEREAS, Cleveland claims its Open House will be “Bigger, Better, Awesomer” and the City of Champions has never backed away from a challenge; and
WHEREAS, ALCOSAN’s Open House will feature live entertainment, fun and games, hands-on science experiments, guided tours of the laboratory and the treatment plant (with more than twice as much water cleaned each day than Cleveland’s), extra credit for students, food and prizes, the fishing pond and Envirobowl. Other features include a huge aquarium filled with fish caught from the Ohio River, awesome nature exhibits, with exotic snakes, dragons and other rescued animals, Pups 4 Clean Water, along with the Mad Scientist and the Nutty Professor, and it’s all free, including a shuttle from the North Shore T station; and
WHEREAS, Allegheny County Council encourages residents to help defeat Cleveland by posting pictures and messages to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram with the hashtag #TOURPGH and mention @AlcosanWWTP in the message;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Allegheny County Council does hereby declare Saturday, September 19, 2015 to be “Beat Cleveland at ALCOSAN’s Open House Day” in Allegheny County.