Wasilla City Council recognizes Independence Day

The Wasilla City Council recently recognized Independence Day during the regularly scheduled meeting Monday, June 24.

Wasilla Mayor Glenda Ledford read a mayoral proclamation recognizing Independence Day, an annual holiday that celebrates the formation of the United States after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which formally announced the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.

“The Nation's Founding Fathers declared to their fellow colonists and the world our inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,” Ledford said as she read from the proclamation. “Each year on July 4, we celebrate the birth of our nation and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, recognizing our great country as an enduring symbol of freedom, equality, and opportunity for all… the freedoms that were won at the birth of our nation are defended every day by the dedicated men and women of the United States Armed Forces, past and present.

The proclamation also seemed to praise Alaska as an extension of the American Dream.

“Alaska is known as the Last Frontier, a great land of limitless opportunities,” Ledford said as she from the proclamation. “The spirit of our state lives on today as we continue to look to our bright and limitless future.”

Contact Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman reporter Jacob Mann at jacob.mann@frontiersman.com