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78R19597 KMP-D
By: Brown of Kaufman H.R. No. 1948
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Keep Texas Beautiful organization recently
honored the City of Athens with a 2002-2003 Governor's Community
Achievement Award, paying tribute to this lovely East Texas
community's record of success in its grassroots environmental
efforts; this honor is all the more special because it marks the
third year in a row that the city has been recognized, making it one
of only 17 municipalities in the Lone Star State to receive the
coveted Sustained Excellence Award; and
WHEREAS, The award is a fitting tribute to a community that,
in addition to building strong volunteer programs and forging new
community partnerships, has demonstrated extraordinary commitment
to programs that include litter prevention, public education, solid
waste management, recycling, illegal dumping enforcement, and city
beautification; and
WHEREAS, In addition to receiving the prestigious Keep Texas
Beautiful award, the City of Athens will receive a landscaping
grant from the Texas Department of Transportation, and these funds
will be used to preserve, protect, and enhance the community for
future generations of Athenians, as well as for those citizens of
the Lone Star State fortunate enough to visit this truly charming
town; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the City of Athens on receiving a
2002-2003 Governor's Community Achievement Award from the Keep
Texas Beautiful organization and extend to its citizens best wishes
for success in their continuing efforts to keep Athens beautiful;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the City of Athens as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.