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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Fair Oaks Ranch are celebrating in 2013 |
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the 25th anniversary of the incorporation of their city, as well as |
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the 20th anniversary of their police department; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1975, the Ralph Fair, Jr., family began to |
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subdivide its 5,000-acre family ranch, a property situated in |
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Bexar, Comal, and Kendall Counties; Don Smith, of the Don Smith |
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Company, and Bob Weiss, of Ralph Fair, Inc., led the development |
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undertaking, and the new, unincorporated community that emerged |
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soon boasted its own water and wastewater services, together with a |
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homeowners association and a country club; and |
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WHEREAS, Within a decade, approximately 1,000 people called |
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the area home; in 1987 two cities, Fair Oaks Ranch North and Fair |
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Oaks Ranch South, were established, and the following year, voters |
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elected to consolidate those communities into one, which became |
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known simply as Fair Oaks Ranch; Boots Gaubatz, the first mayor of |
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the new city, served for almost 20 years; he was succeeded by Dan |
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Kasprowicz and then by Cheryl Landman, who presently heads the city |
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government; and |
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WHEREAS, Soon after the incorporation of Fair Oaks Ranch, |
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city officials contracted for fire protection and emergency medical |
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services, and in 1993, Chief Roy Thomas organized the Fair Oaks |
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Ranch Police Department, which is marking two decades of service to |
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the community this year; and |
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WHEREAS, Fair Oaks Ranch obtained an additional 3,258 acres |
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in 2006, when San Antonio released that land from its |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction; the city continues to grow and to |
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offer a rich variety of amenities and residential lifestyles; and |
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WHEREAS, The success of Fair Oaks Ranch owes much to the |
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dedication of its elected officials and of many private citizens, |
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who have all given abundantly of their talents and expertise to help |
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the city flourish; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the City of Fair Oaks Ranch on the 25th |
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anniversary of its incorporation and on the 20th anniversary of the |
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establishment of its police department; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the City of Fair Oaks Ranch as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Miller of Comal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 497 was adopted by the House on |
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February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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