HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 798 RESOLUTION NO. 798
A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
COMMENDING THE SARATOGA
BI-CENTINNIAL CO~4ITTEE
WHEREAS, the Saratoga Bi-Centennial Committee was formed nearly
two years ago by this City Council to guide the City's official
celebration of our nation's 200th anniversary; and
WHEREAS, the Committee immediately set about its task by planning
and conducting a series of events for 1976, which entailed painstaking
hours of work and a dedicated spirit of volunteerism on behalf of
each of its members; and
WHEREAS, the Bi-Centennial Committee's efforts were highlighted
by a community celebration and good, old-time festival sponsored by
the group at Saratoga Springs in April 1976, an all-day event attended
by nearly 1,000 Saratogans; and
WHEREAS, the Committee also developed a walking tour map of
the historical sites in the Village area, participated in the
dedication of the Saratoga Historical Park on July 4, 1976, sponsored
a poppy-seed planting on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and took part
in the 1976 Fall Festival;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Saratoga does hereby thank each of the members of the Bi-Centennial
Committe~, anti.~ its officers George Y~alen, Sheila Held and Bill Giannini, for their
selfless efforts and their success in fostering a spirit of conrnunitlT for %~ich ~nch of
~ is richer.
The above and foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council
of the City of Saratoga at a regular meeting held on the 15th day of
December, 1976, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Bridges, Brigham,
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Matteoni
City Cle