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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, After 30 years of dedicated service to his fellow |
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citizens, Tommy Hardy is retiring from his post as the assistant |
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city manager of Grapevine on February 1, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in Marlin, Mr. Hardy began his career as an |
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electrician and then became a building inspection official for the |
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City of Terrell; in 1981, he took a similar job in Grapevine, at |
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that time a town of about 12,000 people, and after two years he was |
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promoted to director of community development; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hardy's new position made him a key player in the |
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progress enjoyed by this fast-growing municipality over the past |
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quarter-century; he participated in a major effort that began in |
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1984 to overhaul the city's land-use master plan and zoning |
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ordinance, which laid the groundwork for Grapevine's boom years; |
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among the significant commercial projects Mr. Hardy helped bring to |
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the city are the Grapevine Mills mall, the Gaylord Texan Resort and |
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Convention Center, the Great Wolf Lodge waterpark and hotel, and |
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eight wineries, as well as the Legoland Discovery Center and Sea |
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Life aquarium that are currently being developed; and |
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WHEREAS, Grapevine is now a city of nearly 52,000 residents, |
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and many local officials credit Mr. Hardy's planning acumen with |
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the community's success; he was named assistant city manager in |
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2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Retirement will provide Mr. Hardy with additional |
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time to spend with his wife, Patsy, and their family, and he intends |
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to travel and enjoy life to the fullest; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for the foresight and commitment that he |
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brings to all he undertakes, Tommy Hardy has played an instrumental |
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role in making Grapevine the city that it is today, and he may |
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indeed reflect with great pride on his outstanding professional |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Tommy Hardy on the occasion of his |
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retirement as assistant city manager of Grapevine and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hardy as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |