Bill Text: TX HR104 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Arlington Fire Department on the grand opening of Fire Station 1.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-05 - Reported enrolled [HR104 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR104-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 104 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Arlington Fire Department is celebrating the | ||
| grand opening of Fire Station 1 on December 8, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The two-story, nearly 18,000-square-foot building | ||
| is replacing the property that had previously served as Fire | ||
| Station 1 since 1954; Arlington voters approved plans to rebuild | ||
| the city's oldest fire station as part of the 2014 bond program, and | ||
| the City of Arlington broke ground on the project on March 9, 2022; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Designed to provide a better work and living space | ||
| for Arlington firefighters, the new facility features five larger, | ||
| drive-through apparatus bays, a full kitchen and dining room, and | ||
| various offices; the improved living quarters for the station's | ||
| three shift crews, who each spend 24 hours working from the downtown | ||
| station, will include 12 private dormitory rooms and separate men's | ||
| and women's restrooms with showers; the building's design | ||
| incorporates several energy-saving features and technologies, as | ||
| well as native landscaping with minimal irrigation requirements; | ||
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Arlington Fire Department have | ||
| demonstrated an exceptional commitment to protecting the lives and | ||
| property of their fellow citizens, and this spacious new facility | ||
| ensures that the department will be even better equipped to serve | ||
| the community in the years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the Arlington | ||
| Fire Department on the grand opening of Fire Station 1 and commend | ||
| all those who supported and oversaw the completion of this project | ||
| for their contributions; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the members of the Arlington Fire Department as an | ||
| expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Turner | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 104 was adopted by the House on | ||
| December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
