Community Profile

Pledge Summary

Recognizing the loss of native pollinator habitats to both urban and suburban development and the inherent deleterious effects resulting, it is incumbent that citizens are not only made aware of these challenges, but that its elected representatives assume a leadership role in reversing habitat decline. The Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, which as mayor of Central, South Carolina and I proud to take, will not, in and of itself, solve these problems overnight. However, taking the pledge and entering it into the public record is a way in which the Town of Central can join our voices to the many others whose message is simple: our citizens—and the world at large—need to consider the very real impacts the loss of native pollinators have on our world. At a minimum, taking the pledge may lead to a more aesthetically pleasing community. At best, it demonstrates, as leaders, we are willing to do our part in reversing a generational decline in native habitats and the species that rely on them to support the natural world in which we live.