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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Nick Dixon, mayor of Mont Belvieu, was |
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named the 2016 Person of the Year by the West Chambers County |
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Chamber of Commerce at the chamber's 32nd annual awards banquet; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan served as a Mont Belvieu city |
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council member for a total of seven years before filling the vacant |
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mayoral office in April 2004; since that time, he has won election |
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to five consecutive terms, making him the longest-serving mayor in |
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the city's history; like all members of the city council, he serves |
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on that body without compensation; and |
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WHEREAS, During Mayor Dixon's tenure, the population of Mont |
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Belvieu has tripled, and in 2013, the community successfully |
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transitioned from being a general law city to a home rule city; |
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moreover, a wave of industrial expansion, which is expected to |
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increase the city's tax base by an estimated $5 billion, has |
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occurred on his watch; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mayor Dixon enjoys the love |
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and encouragement of his wife of 42 years, Loretta, his daughter, |
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Jennifer, and her husband, Antonio, and three granddaughters, |
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Abigail, Leah, and Julia; and |
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WHEREAS, The selfless efforts of community leaders help to |
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improve the lives of their fellow citizens, and through his nearly |
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two decades of service to the citizens of Mont Belvieu, Nick Dixon |
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has indeed contributed to the well-being of many in Chambers |
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County; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mayor Nick Dixon on his selection |
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as the 2016 Person of the Year by the West Chambers County Chamber |
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of Commerce and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor Dixon as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |