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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 399
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of New Fairview are recognizing |
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the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of their city with a |
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celebration on May 20, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in Wise County as part of the Dallas-Fort |
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Worth Metroplex, New Fairview was originally referred to as |
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Illinois Settlement as many of its early residents had moved to |
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the area from that state; in the 1880s, land was donated for a |
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cemetery, church, and one-room school, and by the early 1900s, |
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the city had become known as Fairview, alluding to the "fair view |
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of the prairie" afforded by surrounding hilltops; many of the |
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town's streets are named for early settlers; and |
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WHEREAS, Fairview was officially incorporated on May 21, |
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1973, and in 1999, the community was renamed New Fairview to |
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distinguish it from other Texas towns of the same name; two |
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decades later, the city became a Type A general law municipality, |
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and in 2020, it took on a council/manager form of government in |
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which the city administrator is the chief administrative |
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officer; and |
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WHEREAS, Ranked as one of the region's fastest growing |
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cities by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, New |
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Fairview today is home to more than 2,000 residents; it is served |
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by the Northwest and Decatur Independent School Districts, and |
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Mayor John Taylor and the city council play a vital role in |
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guiding residential and commercial growth while helping to |
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preserve the community's rural small-town charm; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of New Fairview may indeed take great |
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pride in their city's rich heritage as they come together to |
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celebrate this significant milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the |
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incorporation of the City of New Fairview and extend to its |
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citizens sincere best wishes for the future. |
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Parker |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 11, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |