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<br />Whereas, <br />due to failure to call 811, the national call number to have underground lines located prior to digging; and <br /> <br />Whereas, undesired consequences such as service interruption, damage to the environment, personal <br />injury and even death as the potential results; and <br /> <br />Whereas, calling 811 provides professional excavators and homeowners a simple way to reach the <br />Texas Excavation Notification System to request utility line locations at the intended dig site; and <br /> <br />Whereas, CenterPoint Energy serves the citizens of La Porte, spreading the message safe digging <br />is a shared responsibility and encourages La Porte citizens to always call 811 before digging; and <br /> <br />Whereas, making a simple call to 811 in advance of any digging project, waiting the required amount <br />of time, respecting the marked lines by maintaining visual definition throughout the course of the <br />excavation, and digging with care around the marks will save time and money; and <br /> <br /> Now, Therefore, I, Mayor Louis R. Rigby, along with members of the La Porte City Council, do hereby <br /> proclaim April 2014 as <br /> <br />Safe Digging Month <br /> <br /> <br />and encourage excavators throughout La Porte to always call 811 before digging. Safe excavation is no <br />accident! <br /> <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City to be affixed hereto, this <br />the 14 day of April 2014. <br />th <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> <br /> <br />___________________________ <br />Louis R. Rigby, Mayor <br /> <br />