HomeMy WebLinkAboutNational Safe Boating and Paddling Week 2024City of Medina, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, The City of Medina is bounded by 2.5 miles of Lake Washington shoreline; and
WHEREAS, Many Medina residents of all ages engage in recreational boating and paddling; and
WHEREAS, With the surge of Americans engaging in paddling activities since 2020, many
without any training, paddling fatalities now constitute more than 25% of all
boating fatalities nation-wide; and
WHEREAS, The vast majority of serious boating and paddling accidents are caused by lack of
training, human error or poor judgment; and
WHEREAS, A significant number of boaters who lose their lives by drowning each year would
be alive today had they worn their life jackets,
WHEREAS, The mission of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 2 is to promote and
improve recreational boating safety by teaching boating safety courses and
conducting vessel safety checks;
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Jessica Rossman, Mayor of City of Medina, Washington, and on behalf of the
City Council, do hereby proclaim the week of May 18-24, 2024, as
And encourage all of Medina's residents to dedicate themselves to learning about and practicing
safe boating, including wearing life jackets.
esica Rosman, Mayor