Senate Bill sb3028

    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SR 3028

    By Senators Dockery and Fasano





    15-2035A-04                                        See HR 9059

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing March 31, 2004, as

  3         "Hernando County Day" in Tallahassee.

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  5         WHEREAS, on February 27, 1843, the County of Hernando

  6  was established and named after the Spanish explorer Hernando

  7  DeSoto, and

  8         WHEREAS, nestled in the central west coast of Florida

  9  north of Tampa Bay, Hernando County was known to the Native

10  Americans as a Garden of Eden, and, with its vast rivers,

11  lakes, and streams, oyster beds, and inland forests, Hernando

12  County was truly a paradise, and

13         WHEREAS, as part of the 9-county Nature Coast, Hernando

14  County's mild temperatures are ideal for year-round outdoor

15  recreation where hunting, fishing, camping, paddling, birding,

16  and hiking are just a few of the numerous recreational

17  opportunities enjoyed by residents and visitors alike, and

18         WHEREAS, Hernando County's vast tracts of public land

19  have been preserved, including the Chassahowitzka National

20  Wildlife Refuge, the Chinsegut Hill National Wildlife Refuge,

21  the Withlacoochee State Forest, the Weeki Wachee Preserve, and

22  the PK Ranch, and

23         WHEREAS, construction, dairy and cattle production,

24  health care, manufacturing, tourism, electronics, forest

25  resources, and lime rock mining help to fuel the local

26  economy, and

27         WHEREAS, covering 478.3 square miles, the Hernando

28  County community's vision of growth includes the "Close to

29  Home, Room to Roam" philosophy for this transitioning

30  suburban-rural county, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SR 3028
    15-2035A-04                                        See HR 9059




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