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Committee approves International Dark Sky Week proclamation, strikes minor wording error
Summary
The committee approved a proclamation supporting International Dark Sky Week and made a grammatical amendment requested by a member; the proclamation will be forwarded to the county board.
The Land Conservation Committee voted to approve a proclamation from the Town of Morse supporting International Dark Sky Week and to forward it to the Ashland County Board.
Committee members read a proclamation submitted by the Town of Morse. George Boussay proposed a minor wording amendment to correct a verb agreement error in the whereas clause; the committee adopted the amendment and approved the proclamation by voice vote.
The nut graf: The proclamation expresses local support for dark‑sky awareness and will be transmitted to the county board for formal consideration; committee members noted timing and procedural limits for immediate county board action given posting deadlines.
Mary Jo Gingress explained the request came from town advocates who asked the committee to bring the proclamation forward; the committee agreed to forward the item to the county board for consideration at the next available meeting.
Ending: The committee approved the amended proclamation and directed staff to forward it to the county board for formal action.
