Bill Text: VA HJR1053 | 2017 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Mantua Citizens' Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-24 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ1053ER) [HJR1053 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-HJR1053-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, for almost 60 years the Mantua Citizens' Association has ably represented the interests of residents in the Providence and Mason districts in Fairfax County; and
WHEREAS, formed generally in 1957, the Mantua Citizens' Association serves the residents of Mantua, a suburban neighborhood of more than 1,500 houses located in 19 subdivisions in central Fairfax County; and
WHEREAS, the Mantua Citizens' Association is a neighborhood civic organization that works hard to help maintain a sense of suburban tranquility in Mantua's wooded, park-like setting, which attracts many nature lovers; and
WHEREAS, the Mantua Citizens' Association is a nonprofit that seeks to give its members a spirit of mutual cooperation, a sense of civic responsibility, and a means to act together on matters of shared interest; and
WHEREAS, the Mantua Citizens' Association provides members with representation at public meetings, an active Neighborhood Watch, membership meetings, and annual social events such as a community parade; and
WHEREAS, the Mantua Citizens' Association's Mantua Neighbor Network is an all-ages volunteer effort started in 2016 to support older adults; and
WHEREAS, the Mantua Citizens' Association is governed by a dedicated board of volunteers who expertly guide the organization and help it adapt to meet the neighborhood's changing needs; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Mantua Citizens' Association on representing the interests of the citizens in the Mantua neighborhood; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Sue Kovach Shuman, president of the Mantua Citizens' Association, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the organization's praiseworthy efforts to promote and maintain quality civic life in Fairfax County.