House Bill 9343

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9343

        By Representatives Sindler, Bainter, Kelly, Stabins and
    Ziebarth





  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution commemorating April 7, 1998, as

  3         Lake County Day.

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  5         WHEREAS, Lake County was carved out of Sumter and

  6  Orange Counties in May of 1887 and with 953 square miles of

  7  land it is the 18th largest county in the state, and

  8         WHEREAS, in addition to many other firsts, Lake County

  9  was the first county in the State of Florida to organize a

10  County Chamber of Commerce, and the first in the United States

11  to have its own county flag, and

12         WHEREAS, the county was named for its 250 named lakes

13  and 1,735 bodies of water which served the people of the

14  county as a transportation system in its early days, and

15         WHEREAS, the county has always been blessed with a

16  thriving citrus industry, beautiful rolling hills, and

17  wonderful recreational opportunities, and

18         WHEREAS, the most enduring natural resource of Lake

19  County has always been its people who have always welcomed

20  visitors and new residents alike with heartfelt warmth, NOW,

21  THEREFORE,

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

24  Florida:

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26         That the House of Representatives of the State of

27  Florida hereby declares Tuesday, April 7, 1998, as Lake County

28  Day and joins the citizens of Lake County in commemorating

29  that date in recognition of the contributions made by Lake

30  County to the great State of Florida.

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