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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Fran Burns is retiring as community projects |
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coordinator for Haltom City on April 30, 2015, concluding a |
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distinguished career that has spanned more than a quarter-century |
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with the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining the municipal government in 1988, |
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Ms. Burns has secured $1,750,000 in grants for beautification |
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projects, and her endeavors have earned state and national |
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recognition for the community; as part of her official |
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responsibilities, she coordinates the work of Keep Haltom City |
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Beautiful, which captured a 2014 Keep America Beautiful Affiliate |
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Award, winning first place in its population category; Ms. Burns |
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was equally instrumental in the city's receipt of three Keep Texas |
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Beautiful Governor's Community Achievement Awards, which brought |
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$250,000 for right-of-way landscaping projects; and |
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WHEREAS, Fran Burns' deep commitment to her work is reflected |
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in projects throughout the city; with the aid of grants that she |
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obtained, she helped to design and install the Haltom City Native |
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Plant Demonstration Garden and the Grace-Full Community Garden; she |
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also acquired grants to improve the grounds around City Hall and |
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other municipal facilities with low-maintenance landscaping; |
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moreover, the Green Report, which she produces each year for KHCB, |
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informs area residents about environmental programs, events, and |
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best practices and fosters environmental stewardship; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has contributed to virtually |
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every environmental endeavor in her community and to a number of |
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area-wide efforts as well; she helped found the Northeast |
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Environmental Team, and she serves as president of the |
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organization, which coordinates such initiatives as Enviro-Camp, |
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Enviro-Fair, and the Recycles Day Flea Market; Ms. Burns is also a |
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founder of the Trinity River Environmental Education Society, and |
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she has established numerous programs to foster awareness of |
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environmental issues; she has given generously of her own time and |
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resources to promote sustainability, and she has spoken extensively |
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on the issue to schools, garden clubs, children's camps, and other |
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groups around the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely admired for her professional accomplishments |
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and volunteerism, Ms. Burns has been named a Hometown Hero by the |
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Northeast Tarrant Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Fran Burns has dedicated herself to making Haltom |
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City an even better place in which to live and work, and her |
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achievements will continue to benefit residents for years to come; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Fran Burns on the occasion of her |
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retirement as community projects coordinator for Haltom City and |
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extend to her 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 Ms. Burns as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |