Bill Text: NY K00270 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 235th Anniversary of the Town of Beekman, celebrated on March 7, 2023

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-17 - adopted [K00270 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00270-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 270

BY: M. of A. Beephan

        COMMEMORATING the 235th Anniversary of the Town of
        Beekman, celebrated on March 7, 2023

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  intent  of this Legislative Body to honor and
commemorate  the  distinguished  histories  of  the  communities   which
comprise the noble body of this great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate  the 235th Anniversary of the Town of Beekman, celebrated on
Tuesday, March 7, 2023; and

  WHEREAS, Beekman is in the southern middle part of the district, and
is named after from Henry Beekman, a Kingston native, who  had  a  large
land stake in Dutchess County; and

  WHEREAS, Beekman operates with a Council-Manager form of government,
with just under 15,000 residents; and

  WHEREAS, There used to be a train line for freight that carried from
Danbury  to  Beacon;  Beekman started as a mining town; this industry is
the reason the Town is prosperous and thriving today; and

  WHEREAS, Of historic origin, and remaining fruitful over the ebb and
flow of decades of growth and change, the Town of Beekman  continues  to
provide the quintessential quality of life for its residents; and

  WHEREAS,  The residents of the Town of Beekman have a bright outlook
for the future of their community, which remains a  beautiful  place  in
which to live and raise a family; and

  WHEREAS,  In  recognition  of the Town of Beekman's rich history and
enduring contribution to the State of New York, this Legislative Body is
proud to pay tribute to this spirited town  upon  the  occasion  of  its
200th Anniversary; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 235th Anniversary of the Town of Beekman  celebrated  on
March  7, 2023, recognizing the significance of the role it continues to
play in the life of the community of the State of New York;  and  be  it
further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Town of Beekman.