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MAY 12, 2015 15-235 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE WEIGHT OF THE FOX
VALLEY AND THE APPLETON-FOX CITIES TRANSPORTATION
MANAGEMENT AREA AND OSHKOSH METROPOLITAN
PLANNING ORGANIZATION BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN
INITIATED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER PANSKE
WHEREAS, the Weight of the Fox Valley (WOTFV) serves the (Calumet,
Outagamie, Winnebago) tri-county region with a vision of communities that together
achieve and maintain a healthy weight at every age; and
WHEREAS, obesity is a medical term in which excess body fat has accumulated
to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, leading to reduced life
expectancy and/or increased health problems; and
WHEREAS, over 60% of Fox Valley residents are overweight or obese; and
WHEREAS, the rate of Wisconsin residents who are obese has more than
doubled in the last 24 years to 30%; and
WHEREAS, obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, diabetes,
high blood pressure, sleep apnea, liver disease, lung disease, arthritis, gout, certain
types of cancer and also can impact mental health; and
WHEREAS, the economic cost of obesity in Wisconsin is estimated to be $3.1
billion per year and going up; and
WHEREAS, physical activity can improve health by lowering the risk for diseases
associated with obesity. Physical activity can help with weight control, and improve
academic achievement in students; and
WHEREAS, access to walking and biking trails has increasingly become a daily
mode of transportation and has shown to increase physical activity; and
WHEREAS, the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Bicycle
and Pedestrian Plan seeks to increase physical activity and enhance safe and
convenient walk and bike routes to destinations via well interconnected multimodal
transportation network.
MAY 12, 2015 15-235 RESOLUTION
CONT’D
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that as community leaders we commit to
battling this epidemic.
1. Support the efforts of Weight of the Fox Valley.
2. Support the policy and program recommendations found in the Appleton (Fox
Cities) Transportation Management Area and Oshkosh Metropolitan Planning
Organization Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan prepared with support from the
East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.