1 | House Resolution |
2 | A resolution recognizing April 20, 2006, as "Hillsborough |
3 | County Day." |
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5 | WHEREAS, Hillsborough County, one of the leading business |
6 | locations in the world, with a dynamic and positive business |
7 | climate, is the economic hub of the western gateway to the |
8 | Florida High Tech Corridor, an economic development initiative |
9 | that includes a mega region of 23 counties reaching eastward |
10 | across the state to the Atlantic Ocean, and |
11 | WHEREAS, Hillsborough County is the largest partner in the |
12 | 7-county region that extends along the Gulf Coast from Hernando |
13 | to Sarasota Counties and includes Polk County to the west, an |
14 | area represented by the Bay Area Legislative Delegation, and |
15 | WHEREAS, Hillsborough County hosts Tampa International |
16 | Airport, a leading global airport and the nation's 29th busiest, |
17 | and the Port of Tampa, Florida's largest cargo port, while also |
18 | serving as the nexus of the region's Interstate Highway System, |
19 | and |
20 | WHEREAS, Hillsborough County offers a seamless continuum of |
21 | public education beginning with the School District of |
22 | Hillsborough County, proceeding to Hillsborough Community |
23 | College, and culminating with the University of South Florida, |
24 | which celebrates its 50th anniversary throughout 2006, and |
25 | WHEREAS, Hillsborough County, with an average annual |
26 | temperature of 72 degrees, includes miles of waterways, |
27 | including beautiful Gulf and Bay shorelines, and the |
28 | Hillsborough River, a part of the regional water supply and a |
29 | significant recreational asset for numerous water-dependent |
30 | activities, and |
31 | WHEREAS, Hillsborough County, extending from emerging |
32 | SouthShore to historic Bayshore and from farmlands to an urban |
33 | core, offers a plethora of lifestyles, a wealth of cultural as |
34 | well as professional sports activities, and an abundance of |
35 | other year-round activities, both entertaining and educational, |
36 | NOW, THEREFORE, |
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38 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
39 | Florida: |
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41 | That April 20, 2006, is recognized as "Hillsborough County |
42 | Day" as the House of Representatives celebrates "Flavors of |
43 | Hillsborough" at the State Capitol. |