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House Bill 9211




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9211

        By Representative Reddick






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution commending the Macon Community for

  3         outstanding dedication to their community.

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  5         WHEREAS, the Macon Community was founded on 360 acres

  6  purchased in 1876 by an African-American entrepreneur named

  7  Henry Macon, Sr., and

  8         WHEREAS, the Macon Community is a close-knit community

  9  where children play in the streets, residents know their

10  neighbors, and the older people sit on their porches and talk,

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12         WHEREAS, the Macon Community established a neighborhood

13  association in May 1993, and since then it has held three

14  school and community reunions, staged two major neighborhood

15  clean-ups, established a crime watch network, revived 1976

16  negotiations with the city officials on the creation of a

17  neighborhood park to be named "Macon Community Park," and

18         WHEREAS, phase one of the construction of the park is

19  partially completed, and

20         WHEREAS, in 1995, the Macon Community was selected as

21  the "Neighborhood of the Year," by the Council of Neighborhood

22  Associations, and "Neighborhood of the Year," in Crime

23  Prevention by the Tallahassee Urban League, and

24         WHEREAS, the community was nominated again in 1996 to

25  be honored for its efforts in crime prevention, and

26         WHEREAS, the Macon Community organized and launched its

27  first Community Egg Hunt and Balloon Release, which were

28  designed for, and involved the youth, and

29         WHEREAS, the Macon Community is presently negotiating

30  and raising funds to buy back its historic Macon Schoolhouse

31  to be used as a museum and community center in an effort to

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9211

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  1  preserve its history and culture, and to meet some of the many

  2  economic, educational, cultural, and social needs of the

  3  youth, and others in need of such services, NOW, THEREFORE,

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  5  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

  6  Florida:

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  8         That the Macon Community is recognized for its efforts

  9  in preserving the area's unique and distinct qualities.

10         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

11  be presented to the Macon Community as a tangible token of the

12  sentiments expressed herein.

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