Bill Text: VA HR274 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Siren Skate Shop.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-04 - Bill text as passed House (HR274ER) [HR274 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HR274-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Siren Skate Shop, an esteemed retailer of skateboards and related equipment, has greatly served the Norfolk community for several years; and
WHEREAS, seeing that Norfolk was in need of a skate shop close to Northside Skate Park, retired United States Navy veteran Michael C. Merritt opened Siren Skate Shop in Ocean View, Norfolk in June 2017; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, Siren Skate Shop relocated to its current location on Tidewater Drive in Norfolk, where it has served the city's community of skating and biking enthusiasts ever since; and
WHEREAS, Siren Skate Shop offers its customers a wide array of skateboards, roller skates, scooters, bicycles, and other equipment and accessories, as well as quality repair services; and
WHEREAS, Siren Skate Shop emphasizes customer service to provide a unique and personalized shopping experience, building a loyal legion of patrons and supporters; and
WHEREAS, Siren Skate Shop supports fellow independent and small businesses like itself whenever it can, sourcing much of its inventory from local and regional vendors; and
WHEREAS, Siren Skate Shop's impact on the skating culture in Norfolk has helped to make the city a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Siren Skate Shop hereby be commended for its service to the Norfolk community; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Michael C. Merritt, owner of Siren Skate Shop, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for his business's contributions to Norfolk and best wishes for its continued success.
