HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation BIGFOOT JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Adiel McKnight,Deputy Clerk of the Board
DATE: June 3, 2024
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION re: Recognizing and Honoring Bigfoot
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The Board of County Commissioners believes that even if Bigfoot does not exist,the idea and folklore behind
Bigfoot bring attention to our stewardship of the natural landscape and reinforce the mystery and metaphor
that Bigfoot represents.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION•
Approve Proclamation re: Recognizing and Honoring Bigfoot.
REVIEWED BY:
Mark McCauley, 141junty Administrator Date/
PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING AND HONORING BIGFOOT
WHEREAS, legends, sightings,research, investigation and recognition by various counties in
various states, including Washington, support the notion that Bigfoot(aka Sasquatch, Yeti, and Giant Hairy
Ape) exists; and
WHEREAS, it is crucial to safeguard and preserve the potential existence of Bigfoot for the purpose
of advancing research into the verification of this particular creature; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County desires that its residents recognize the need to protect Bigfoot if it
exists; and
WHEREAS, Joseph Campbell wrote that"... every myth is psychologically symbolic. Its narratives
and images are to be read, therefore, not literally, but as metaphors;"and
WHEREAS, even if Bigfoot does not exist, the idea and folklore behind Bigfoot bring attention to
our stewardship of the natural landscape and reinforce the mystery and metaphor that Bigfoot represents;
and
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
hereby requests that all citizens of Jefferson County recognize this County as a refuge for Bigfoot,to
provide both protection and security to any undiscovered life, and to learn to appreciate the mystery and
myth of this world.
PROCLAIMED this 3rd day of June, 2024.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEAL:
Kate Dean, Chair
ATTEST: Greg Brotherton, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC, Heidi Eisenhour, Member
Clerk of the Board