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r <br />A RESOLUTION TO CONFER THE <br />ROBERT L. SEARLES MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD UPON <br />BRUCE AND RUTH DAYTON <br />WHEREAS, the city of Orono is fortunate in having individuals who make outstanding contributions to the <br />community to help achieve basic goals that enhance and perpetuate the quality of life for the residents of Orono; and <br />WHEREAS, the natural features and resources of Orono are key elements of the community's quality of life; and <br />WHEREAS, in the fall of 1996 Bruce and Ruth Dayton made the largest and most ecologically significant gift ever <br />made to the State of Minnesota by a single individual - a $3,900,000 donation of a 150 acre tract of "Big Woods" forest to <br />be preserved as the Wood-P.Ul Scientific and Natural Area; and <br />WHEREAS, this contribution is the result of a long term plan, effort, and desire to acquire and preserve this <br />significant forest to be shared with all citizens of the State today and into the future; and <br />WHEREAS, the State Department of Natural Resources has stated "The foresight of Bruce and Ruth Dayton stands <br />as an ex^ple of the kind of public/private partnership that ensures future generations will be able to visit and appreciate an <br />outstanding remnant of what Minnesota looked like at the time of European settlement."; and <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the donation is in harmony with the city’s philosophy of preservation and environmental protection; <br />WHEREAS, the city wishes to recognize Bruce and Ruth Dayton for the outstanding contribution their donation has <br />made to the city as well as to the State of Minnesota; and <br />WE^AS, the city of Orono has established the Robert L. Searles Meritorious Service Award as a method of <br />recognizing citizen contributions of an outstanding nature. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orono City Council that the Robert L. Searles Meritorious <br />Service Award be conferred upon Bruce and Ruth Dayton; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of Orono and the entire community extends its appreciation <br />to Bruce and Ruth Dayton for their outstanding contribution to the community. <br />Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held July 28, 1997. <br />ATTEST:Gabriel Jabbour, Mayor <br />Dorothy M. Hallin, City Clerk <br />< <br />.