Florida Senate - 2018                            (NP)    SR 1818
       
       
        
       By Senator Campbell
       
       
       
       
       
       38-01360A-18                                          20181818__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the Town of Golden Beach on
    3         the occasion of the 89th anniversary of its founding.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, the Town of Golden Beach was incorporated on May
    6  19, 1928, with the sleight of hand of residents of the enclave,
    7  who liberally construed the meaning of “residency” to allow
    8  visitors to vote on the measure to ensure passage with the
    9  required number of votes, and
   10         WHEREAS, it wasn’t until May 23, 1929, that the Florida
   11  Legislature adopted a special act officially authorizing the
   12  incorporation, and
   13         WHEREAS, founded by brothers R.W. and Henry G. Ralston, who
   14  transformed the land from mangrove swamps into an exclusive
   15  waterfront community, the Town of Golden Beach was recognized by
   16  Ripley’s as the only town in the nation with a jail from which
   17  you could fish by putting a pole out of the window, and
   18         WHEREAS, once home to families such as the Firestones, the
   19  DuPonts, and the Roosevelts, the Town of Golden Beach continues
   20  to attract celebrities as well as ordinary people, and
   21         WHEREAS, the Town of Golden Beach Council is led by Mayor
   22  Glenn Singer and Vice Mayor Judy Lusskin and residents are
   23  represented by council members Kenneth Bernstein, Jaime Mendal,
   24  and Amy Isackson-Rojas, and the Town Manager is Alexander Diaz,
   25  NOW, THEREFORE,
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   27  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   29         That the Town of Golden Beach is recognized on the occasion
   30  of the 89th anniversary of its founding.