By: Madla S.R. No. 520 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 recognizing the Texas Main Street Program of the Texas Historical 1-4 Commission for its work on the downtown revitalization of cities 1-5 and towns across the state; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The Texas Historical Commission developed the Texas 1-7 Main Street Program to assist cities in Texas in the revitalization 1-8 and economic development of their central business districts; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The program emphasizes preservation and 1-10 rehabilitation of the architecturally significant structures 1-11 and the use of progressive marketing and management techniques; 1-12 restoring historic commercial buildings provides encouragement to 1-13 area merchants and building owners to reinvest in the downtown 1-14 area; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Up to five cities are selected annually for the 1-16 Texas Main Street Program, and the City of Alpine was among those 1-17 selected for 1995; and 1-18 WHEREAS, As one of the selected cities, Alpine will receive 1-19 professional assistance and supervision in the restoration, design, 1-20 and marketing of its downtown section; Alpine will receive help in 1-21 starting the program and in developing the local initiative and 1-22 expertise to successfully complete the project; and 1-23 WHEREAS, The Texas Main Street Program is vital to the 2-1 preservation of the beauty and history of the cities of Texas, and 2-2 the Texas Historical Commission deserves praise for its creation; 2-3 now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 74th Legislature, hereby commend the Texas Main Street Program 2-6 of the Texas Historical Commission for its invaluable work on 2-7 behalf of the cities of Texas; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-9 the Texas Historical Commission as a memento from the Texas Senate. 2-10 ______________________________________ 2-11 President of the Senate 2-12 I hereby certify that the above 2-13 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-14 on March 22, 1995. 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 Secretary of the Senate 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 Member, Texas Senate