2003-2004 Bill 1068: York County Day, March 30, 2004 - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

115th Session, 2003-2004

S. 1068

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution

Sponsors: Senators Hayes, Gregory, Peeler and Short

Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22535htc04.doc

Companion/Similar bill(s): 4941

Introduced in the Senate on March 17, 2004

Introduced in the House on March 23, 2004

Adopted by the General Assembly on March 23, 2004

Summary: York County Day, March 30, 2004

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

3/17/2004SenateIntroduced SJ19

3/17/2004SenateReferred to Committee on GeneralSJ19

3/18/2004SenateRecalled from Committee on GeneralSJ11

3/18/2004SenateAdopted, sent to House SJ11

3/23/2004HouseIntroduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ90

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/17/2004

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

RECOGNIZING YORK COUNTY FOR IT’S MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DECLARING MARCH 30, 2004, “YORK COUNTY DAY”.

Whereas, the population of York County has grown over twentyfive percent during the past ten years to a current total of one hundred seventy thousand and is expected to grow by another twentyeight thousand by the year 2015; and

Whereas, York County’s total estimated assessed property valuation for 2003 exceeded three hundred million dollars; and

Whereas, a total of sixtyone companies, some nationally known, announced plans to locate or expand in York County in 2003, providing a capital investment of over one hundred nineteen million dollars; and

Whereas, York County recognizes the importance of transportation planning as it relates to economic development and quality of life concerns, as have been demonstrated by the adoption of a onecent sales tax that took effect May 1, 2004, that will generate one hundred seventythree million dollars to make county roads better and safer, the county’s successful South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank application that resulted in one hundred thirty million dollars for a critical regional connector, the business community’s support of the Southern Metro Area Regional Transportation initiative, and a growing recognition of the importance of a regional mass transit system. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, that the members of the South Carolina General Assembly recognize York County for its many accomplishments by declaring March 30, 2004, “York County Day”.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each of the four Chambers of Commerce that make up the Council of Chambers of York County: The Clover Chamber of Commerce, the Greater York Chamber of Commerce, the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce, and the York County Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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