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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Karen E. Gray was reelected as a member of the Balch |
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Springs City Council on May 9, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, A Balch Springs resident for more than 25 years, Ms. |
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Gray enjoys a career as a financial advisor; she has applied that |
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expertise to her role on the council, helping to bring about a |
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budget surplus and working to negotiate such important purchases as |
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two buses for the transportation of elderly and handicapped |
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residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the other positive changes the city has seen |
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since Ms. Gray joined the council are the creation of a traffic |
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division in the marshals office to patrol school zones and slow |
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traffic in other areas and the establishment of a special use |
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alcohol permit to impede the opening of beer and wine stores in |
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neighborhoods; her contributions to public safety further include |
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voting for the creation of a K9 unit with two new police positions; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Looking to the future, Ms. Gray also advocated for |
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holding tanks to prevent flooding, initiated the "clean-out and |
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maintain" program for Hickory Creek, one of the city's most |
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cherished landmarks, and promoted the development of a hospital and |
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shopping center in her district; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Gray's goals for her current term include |
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enlisting a city grant writer, holding down property taxes, and |
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soliciting state and federal tax dollars to contribute to the cost |
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of city operations; and |
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WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of |
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life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the efforts |
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of Ms. Gray are indeed helping to make Balch Springs a better place |
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in which to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Karen E. Gray on her reelection to |
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the Balch Springs City Council and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Gray as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |