HR 9081

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing April 21, 2004, as "Polk County
3	Legislative Day" in Tallahassee.
4
5	WHEREAS, Polk County encompasses 17 municipalities in the
6	heart of Central Florida, including Auburndale, Bartow,
7	Davenport, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines
8	City, Highland Park, Hillcrest Heights, Lake Alfred, Lake
9	Hamilton, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Mulberry, Polk City, and Winter
10	Haven, and
11	WHEREAS, Polk County covers 2,010 square miles of land
12	dotted with more than 554 freshwater lakes and lush nature
13	preserves featuring rare and exotic wildlife, rolling hills,
14	sparkling rivers, beautiful savannas, and pinewood forests, and
15	WHEREAS, Polk County is known for its historic charm and
16	small-town atmosphere, blended with its largely undiscovered and
17	unspoiled natural surroundings, and
18	WHEREAS, the vacation destinations of Polk County are
19	visited by more than 1.5 million tourists annually and include
20	Historic Bok Santuary, Hollis Gardens, Fantasy of Flight, the
21	Water Ski Hall of Fame, and the Frank Lloyd Wright architecture
22	at Florida Southern College, and
23	WHEREAS, Polk County has long been blessed by the State of
24	Florida's great interest in its community and economic
25	development, witnessed again recently by the state's partnership
26	with Polk County to save and restore the treasured landmark
27	Cypress Gardens so that all of the state's citizens and tourists
28	from throughout the world may enjoy its abundant natural beauty,
29	and
30	WHEREAS, Polk County has been called the Largemouth Bass
31	Fishing Capital of the World for its wonderful fishing in
32	numerous undeveloped lakes, as well as in Winter Haven's chain
33	of 14 lakes connected by well-established canals, and
34	WHEREAS, Polk County is home to the Detroit Tigers and the
35	Cleveland Indians during spring training season, and
36	WHEREAS, Polk County is the center of citrus production and
37	phosphate mining for the world, and
38	WHEREAS, Polk County is the corporate headquarters for
39	Publix Super Markets, the largest private company in the state,
40	employing more than 120,500 persons, and is also home to the
41	W.S. Badcock Corporation, which has been located in Mulberry
42	since 1904 and is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year,
43	NOW, THEREFORE,
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45	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
46	Florida:
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48	That the House of Representatives recognizes April 21,
49	2004, as "Polk County Legislative Day" in Tallahassee.

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