South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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Bill 3295

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COMMITTEE REPORT

January 19, 2005

H. 3295

Introduced by Reps. Taylor, Duncan and M.A. Pitts

S. Printed 1/19/05--H.

Read the first time January 12, 2005.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3295) to request that the Department of Transportation name the walkway that extends from the E. B. Morse Elementary School Campus to the Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

ROBERT W. LEACH, SR. for Committee.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE WALKWAY THAT EXTENDS FROM THE E. B. MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS TO THE JOE R. ADAIR OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER THE "JOE R. ADAIR MEMORIAL WALKWAY" AND TO ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS WALKWAY CONTAINING THE WORDS "JOE R. ADAIR MEMORIAL WALKWAY".

Whereas, Mr. Joe R. Adair, known to old and young as "Mr. Joe", and known for his love of the land, was a conservationist long before the term was common; and

Whereas, his vision for the children of Laurens County became a cutting edge outdoor education center for not only the children of Laurens County, but for the adults as well; and

Whereas, Mr. Adair deeded to the Laurens County Soil and Water Conservation District the property, on which the Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center was built in 1996; the center, a nonprofit organization, is operated by the Laurens County School Districts; and

Whereas, the center, which hosted more than 30,000 students in its first six years, is a hands on learning environment where activities range from making scarecrows to exploring the onsite waterfall and Native American Village to living a day in the life of a pre-revolutionary American, while adults can enroll in a range of graduate courses; and

Whereas, providing a safe walkway for the students between the Outdoor Education Center and nearby E. B. Morse Elementary School was a project "Mr. Joe" had worked to achieve; and

Whereas, his legacy lives on in the Outdoor Education Center and through his kind and generous spirit; and

Whereas, it is proper and fitting to name the walkway linking the center and E. B. Morse Elementary School the "Joe R. Adair Memorial Walkway". Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, request the Department of Transportation to name the walkway that extends from the E. B. Morse Elementary School Campus to the Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center the "Joe R. Adair Memorial Walkway" and to erect appropriate markers or signs at this walkway containing the words "Joe R. Adair Memorial Walkway".

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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