RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago and the 28th Ward take pride in keeping communities clean and healthy; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Jason Ervin extends his sincerest appreciation to the citizens ofthe City of Chicago and the 28th Ward for their participation in during the 2014 Clean and Green; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Ervin began "Operation Clean Sweep" in the 28th Ward to encourage neighbors helping neighbors, and to instill community pride in citizens while also providing a way for people to give back to their community; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Ervin, in collaboration with the Department of Streets and Sanitation, has worked together in the past and will continue to work together to create a successful program for cleaning and beautifying neighborhoods through participating in Operation Clean Sweep; and
WHEREAS, with continued maintenance of their ward and their community, Alderman Ervin calls upon the residents ofthe 28th Ward to gather every second and fourth Saturday ofthe summer months to clean around their homes, their streets and alleys, getting to know their neighbors, lending a helping hand, and beautifying their community; and
WHEREAS, for more than two decades Chicago residents and community organizations have banded together to improve their neighborhoods by participating in Chicago's Citywide Clean and Green Day and Alderman Ervin calls upon the 28th Ward to continue the same tradition more frequently in summer months; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED That we, the Mayor and the members ofthe Chicago City Council gathered here this twenty eighth day of May, 2014 do hereby call upon the residents ofthe 28th Ward to participate in a Clean and Green around their homes every second and fourth Saturday^pi-theĀ summer months and thank them for their participation in past efforts.
aason Ervin Alderman, 28th Ward