Bill Text: NY J01246 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Elbers Landscape Service

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-30 - ADOPTED [J01246 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01246-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1246

BY: Senator JACOBS

        COMMEMORATING  the  100th  Anniversary  of  Elbers
        Landscape Service

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  the
achievements  of  those  individuals  and businesses which substantially
contribute to the economic vitality of their communities and the  entire
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 100th Anniversary of Elbers Landscape Service; and

  WHEREAS,  In 1891, Henry H. Elbers entered the field of horticulture
in Buffalo, New York; five years later, he was appointed  superintendent
of the old Parade Grounds, now Martin Luther King Park; and

  WHEREAS, After 18 years of developing a renowned public green space,
Henry  Elbers  was  appointed director of the Buffalo Botanical Gardens;
and

  WHEREAS, With 28 years of experience under his  belt,  Henry  Elbers
opened Elbers Landscape Service in 1919; and

  WHEREAS,  In  1920, he moved the business to its current location on
Main Street in North Buffalo, New York; and

  WHEREAS, The Elbers family operated the business  until  1980,  when
they  sold  it to James Hornung, Sr., and his wife, Elizabeth; James had
been a member of the Elbers staff since 1972; and

  WHEREAS, Today, Elbers Landscape Service is  managed  by  James  and
Elizabeth Hornung and their son, James Hornung, Jr.; and

  WHEREAS,  James  Hornung,  Sr.  served as head groundskeeper at Dunn
Tire Park, Home of the Buffalo Bisons and one of the premier  facilities
in  minor  league  baseball,  for  16  seasons;  in 2003, he became head
groundskeeper for the City of Buffalo Parks  Department  and,  in  2008,
became  Erie  County  Commissioner  of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, a
position he held until 2011; and

  WHEREAS, James Hornung, Sr. and James Hornung, Jr.  have been called
upon to contribute  their  time  and  talents  to  countless  civic  and
charitable  endeavors  and have always given of themselves unstintingly;
and

  WHEREAS, James Hornung, Sr.  has served as Past President of Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Erie County and its Foundation, Past  President
of  WNY  State Nursery & Landscape Association, and Chair of the Buffalo
Green Fund; and

  WHEREAS, Currently, James Hornung, Jr. is serving as Board President
of Dominc Hasek Youth Hockey  Organization, Inc. "Hasek  Heroes";  as  a
member  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  Zoning Board of Appeals and National

Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) Trailblazer, and Chair  of
the Editorial Committee of Snow Business magazine; and

  WHEREAS,  Today,  both James Hornung, Jr. and James Hornung, Sr. are
members and past  Presidents  of  both  the  New  York  State  Turfgrass
Association,  and  the  National Association of Landscape Professionals;
and

  WHEREAS, Furthermore, they are both members of the  Accredited  Snow
Contractors Association (ASCA), Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA),
Snow & Ice Management Association (Jr.-past President), and the New York
State Nursery & Landscape Association (Sr.-past Board Member); and

  WHEREAS,  As  Elbers  Landscape  Service has grown and expanded into
other markets throughout New York State, the Hornung family has remained
committed to the Western New York  community  with  the  help  of  their
dedicated staff; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  with  great  pleasure  that  this Legislative Body
acknowledges this exceptional business  and  its  contributions  to  the
local  and  State  economies,  fully  confident that it will continue to
enjoy  the  sparkling  successes  it  has  experienced  thus  far;  now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Elbers Landscape Service; and be it
further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to James Hornung, Sr., Elbers Landscaping Service.