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To recognize and thank the Columbus Apartment Association and their volunteers for the efforts that they have made toward the annual 2016 City Hall planting project.
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WHEREAS, The Columbus Apartment Association was created to provide legislative, educative, and networking services for its members; specifically companies who own and manage multi-family communities and companies that provide services to the apartment industry; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Apartment Association in an effort to contribute to the beautification of the City of Columbus has been planting flowers at City Hall since May of 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Apartment Association’s volunteers, in an effort to continue the tradition of beautifying City Hall’s campus by planting flowers around the City of Columbus, in May of 2016 filled more than thirty-four planters outside of City Hall with grass spikes, red geraniums, and white and blue petunias; and
WHEREAS, the flowers for this community service project were donated by Columbus Apartment Association Member - Lowes Home Center; and
WHEREAS, the landscaping at City Hall completed by Columbus Apartment Association volunteers is a reflection of the pride that Columbus residents have in the City of Columbus and the campus of City Hall; and
WHEREAS, this community service project has come to symbolize the contributions that continue to be made to the numerous social, civic, and religious organizations by apartment owners and is representative of the positive spirit of the 52% of Columbus residents who choose to rent; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this council does hereby recognize and thank the Columbus Apartment Association and their volunteers for the efforts that they have made toward the annual 2016 City Hall planting project.