H*3495 Concurrent Resolution, By Meacham, Delleney, Kirsh, McCraw, 
Moody-Lawrence and Simrill

Similar(S 403)
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING YORK COUNTY FOR ITS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 AND DECLARING FEBRUARY 25, 1997 "YORK COUNTY DAY".

   02/19/97  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-12
   02/20/97  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-12

RECOGNIZING YORK COUNTY FOR ITS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DECLARING FEBRUARY 25, 1997 "YORK COUNTY DAY".

Whereas, the population of York County has grown more than twenty percent during the past ten years and has increased more than fifty percent during the past twenty years to a current total of 143,800; and

Whereas, York County job creation ranked third in the State for 1996 with 2,154 new jobs; and

Whereas, the county's total estimated property valuation exceeded $7.5 billion dollars last year; and

Whereas, York County expects to announce over $100 million dollars in new industry investment for the first quarter of 1997; and

Whereas, gross retail sales in York County have doubled since 1987 and increased more than eleven percent during the past year to an estimated $2.2 billion dollars; and

Whereas, a total of fifty-three companies, some nationally known, announced plans to locate or expand in York County in 1996, providing a total capital investment of more than $206 million dollars; and

Whereas, accommodations tax collections increased nineteen percent in 1996. Now, therefore,

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

That the members of the General Assembly recognize York County for its many accomplishments and declare February 25, 1997 "York County Day".

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to

each of the six chambers of commerce in York County.