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                   WHEREAS, The City of Mont Belvieu is hosting the grand  | 
         
         
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            opening of its new city hall and fire station on November 14, 2023;  | 
         
         
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            and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, The new facilities will serve to anchor what the  | 
         
         
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            city has envisioned as a livable, mixed-use downtown area and to  | 
         
         
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            replace the old municipal complex, which was built in 1991; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, Mont Belvieu broke ground on the city hall on  | 
         
         
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            March 18, 2021; encompassing nearly 31,000 square feet, the  | 
         
         
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            building will house a majority of the city's departments, allowing  | 
         
         
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            for more efficient interdepartmental collaboration and improved  | 
         
         
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            customer service for residents; the structure includes multiple  | 
         
         
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            conference rooms and additional space for future growth; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, Located across the street from the new city hall,  | 
         
         
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            Mont Belvieu Fire Station 1 will enable the city's volunteer  | 
         
         
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            firefighters and full-time paramedics to better serve the community  | 
         
         
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            and achieve faster response times; the station has such amenities  | 
         
         
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            as a public lobby with a treatment room for walk-in patients,  | 
         
         
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            training and fitness rooms, dormitories, and decontamination  | 
         
         
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            facilities; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, Mont Belvieu's impressive new city hall and fire  | 
         
         
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            station are sure to be a significant resource to the community for  | 
         
         
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            years to come, and it is a pleasure to join in recognizing the  | 
         
         
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            vision, leadership, and hard work of those who helped bring this  | 
         
         
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            project to fruition; now, therefore, be it | 
         
         
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                   RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas  | 
         
         
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            Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the grand  | 
         
         
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            opening of the new city hall and fire station in Mont Belvieu and  | 
         
         
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            commend all those who have contributed to this endeavor for their  | 
         
         
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            efforts; 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 Mont Belvieu as an expression of high  | 
         
         
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            regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | 
         
         
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            Leo-Wilson | 
         
         
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            Speaker of the House      | 
         
         
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                   I certify that H.R. No. 96 was adopted by the House on  | 
         
         
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            November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | 
         
         
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            Chief Clerk of the House    | 
         
         
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