1 BIL: 1080 2 TYP: Concurrent Resolution CR 3 INB: Senate 4 IND: 20020228 5 PSP: Hayes 6 SPO: Hayes, Peeler, Short, Gregory 7 DDN: l:\council\bills\gjk\21073sd02.doc 8 DPB: 20020305 9 SUB: York County Day 10 11 12 HST: 13 14 Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved 15 ______16 House 20020305 Introduced, adopted, returned 17 with concurrence 18 Senate 20020228 Introduced, adopted, sent to House 19 20 21 22 Versions of This Bill 23 24 25 26 27 TXT: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE YORK COUNTY FOR ITS MANY 12 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST DECADE AND TO 13 DECLARE MARCH 20, 2002, “YORK COUNTY DAY” IN 14 SOUTH CAROLINA. 15 16 Whereas, the population of York County has grown over 17 twenty-five percent during the past ten years to a current total of 18 one hundred sixty-four thousand six hundred fourteen and is 19 expected to grow by another seventeen percent by the year 2015; 20 and 21 22 Whereas, York County is ranked first in the State in the number of 23 jobs announced during 2001, with three thousand eight hundred 24 forty-four new jobs; and 25 26 Whereas, York County’s total estimated assessed property 27 valuation for 2000 exceeds $690,890,136; and 28 29 Whereas, a total of sixty-four companies, some nationally known, 30 announced plans to locate or expand in York County in 2001, 31 providing a capital investment of over $652,715,141; and 32 33 Whereas, York County, among other priorities recognizes the 34 importance of transportation planning as it relates to economic 35 development and quality of life concerns, as has been 36 demonstrated by the adoption of a one cent sales tax that will 37 generate ninety-nine million dollars for road improvements, the 38 county’s successful Infrastructure Bank board application that 39 resulted in one hundred thirty million dollars for a critical regional 40 connector, the business community’s support of the Southern 41 Metro Area Regional Transportation initiative, and a growing

1 [1080] 1 1 recognition of the importance of a regional mass transit system. 2 Now, therefore, 3 4 Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 5 concurring: 6 7 That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this 8 resolution, recognizes York County for its many accomplishments 9 over the past decade and declares March 20, 2002, “York County 10 Day” in South Carolina. 11 12 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 13 each of the four chambers of commerce that make up the Council 14 of Chambers of York County: the Clover Chamber of Commerce, 15 the Greater York Chamber of Commerce, the Lake Wylie 16 Chamber of Commerce, and the York County Regional Chamber 17 of Commerce. 18 ----XX----

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