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File #: 11111   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 9/21/2022 In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 10/11/2022 Final action: 10/11/2022
Enactment date: 10/11/2022 Enactment #: RES-2022-178
Title: Resolution Proclaiming October 15, 2022, as White Cane Awareness Day
Attachments: 1. White Cane Awareness Day, 2. Public Comment Form - Stefanie Pontlitz, 3. Approved Resolution No. 2022-178

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Resolution Proclaiming October 15, 2022, as White Cane Awareness Day

 

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BRIEF OVERVIEW

Staff received a request from Theresa Santana, Outreach Specialist for The Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind, for a resolution proclaiming October 15, 2022, as White Cane Awareness Day in Hernando County.  The attached resolution recognizes the white cane as the universal symbol for blindness or visual impairment and promotes awareness of the blind in our communities.

 

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LEGAL NOTE

The Board has the authority to take action on this matter pursuant to Chapter 125, Florida Statutes.

 

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RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Board adopt the attached resolution proclaiming October 15, 2022, as White Cane Awareness Day in Hernando County.