Bill Text: VA SJR336 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the City of Bristol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-03 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ336ER) [SJR336 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SJR336-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, in 2018, the City of Bristol received a 2018 Great Streets in America award for its revitalization of State Street, a historic downtown community astride the border of Virginia and Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, the Great Streets in America award is presented as part of the American Planning Association's annual Great Places in America program; Bristol's State Street was one of five such streets throughout the country to receive the prestigious award; and
WHEREAS, the award recognizes the five-block district of Bristol's State Street from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Commonwealth Avenue and Volunteer Parkway, which was a focus of Ignite: Create Bristol's Future, a two-year, two-state, citizen-led planning process in the 1990s; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bristol invested wisely in State Street's infrastructure, transit, architecture, and landscaping to create a safe, pleasant space that supports businesses and residents; and
WHEREAS, State Street is home to a wide variety of local restaurants, shops, and cultural attractions that are essential to the unique community spirit of Bristol; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the City of Bristol for receiving a 2018 Great Streets in America award for State Street; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the City of Bristol as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the city's contributions to Southwest Virginia and the entire Commonwealth.
