Bill Text: WV SR21 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrating achievements and contributions of Monongalia County
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-29 - Completed legislative action [SR21 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2020-SR21-Introduced.html
SENATE RESOLUTION 21
(By Senators Beach, Prezioso, Sypolt, Smith, Clements, and Maroney)
[Introduced January 28, 2020]
Celebrating the achievements and contributions of Monongalia County and its citizens to the great state of West Virginia.
Whereas, Monongalia County was founded in 1776 after being settled by a small group of people along the river valley and at the junction of Decker’s Creek and the Monongahela River, and has grown to a present-day population of over 100,000 people and growing daily; and
Whereas, Monongalia County, being the third-largest county by population (106,420) of the 55 counties of West Virginia, has had an annual growth rate exceeding 1.6 percent for more than a decade; and
Whereas, Monongalia County is home to West Virginia University, a public land-grant institution, founded in 1867, and recognized as a top research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. West Virginia University welcomes and shapes the minds of students from across the state of West Virginia, every state in the United States, and approximately 100 other nations; and
Whereas, Monongalia County offers to its citizens, students, and visitors from around the world everything from a beautiful view from Cooper’s Rock to a bicycle ride on the Caperton Trail; the best in medical care and hospitality; and is the proud home of the NYPL Champion West Virginia Black Bears baseball team; and
Whereas, Monongalia County offers recognized top-rated educational experiences at all levels, from preschool to graduate programs, and senior education opportunities; a competitive and innovative business community; a diversified economy that embraces health care, education, technology, energy development, and small business entrepreneurship; a nationally acclaimed economic model; and it has become known as a place that offers big-city amenities with the neighborly feel of small-town life; and
Whereas, Monongalia County has been recognized in recent years in the following ways: Top STEM Cities Award (Insurify); Best Performing Small Metros (Milken Institute); Best Small Metros for Business and Careers (Forbes); Best Quality of Life and Knowledge Worker Metros (Expansion Manage.); Smart Places to Live (Kiplinger’s); Boom Town (Inc.); Morgantown-Top College Destination (American Institute for Economic Research); Designated Retirement Community (CLIC); Best Places to Retire for under $100 a Day (AARP); Most Secure Small Cities (Farmers Insurance); and Best Sports Cities (Sporting News); and
Whereas, In Monongalia County, the citizen’s focus and vision has been on collaborative public/private partnerships and alliances that bear great accomplishments for the region and the state; and
Whereas, In Monongalia County, Mylan Park is recognized as one of West Virginia’s most dynamic venues for users and events of all types and offers 14 different indoor and outdoor facilities comprising over 60 acres of athletic field and track facilities and more than 180,000 square feet of indoor sport, recreation, and event venues; and
Whereas, A public/private accomplishment that serves both West Virginia University and the entire community is the Mylan Park Aquatic Center, an impressive, state-of-the-art, fully accessible 90,000 square foot facility featuring a 50-meter Olympic pool, diving well, community pool, and waterslides; and
Whereas, In Monongalia County, the Morgantown Area Partnership (the Partnership) is a newly formed public/private alliance for the betterment of economic, business, and community development in the area; and
Whereas, The Partnership encompasses four entities including the Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce, the Monongalia County Development Authority, the Morgantown Area Economic Partnership, and the Campus Neighborhoods Revitalization Corporation (Sunnyside Up), (business, government, non-profit, and quasi-governmental partners). The Partnership will work to continue to lead the state forward, become a destination of choice within the mid-Atlantic region, and demonstrate how passion and collaboration fueled by one, unified vision can ensure prosperity for future generations; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby celebrates the achievements and contributions of Monongalia County and its citizens to the great state of West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate acknowledges the vibrancy and contributions made to our state and nation by the people, past and present, of Monongalia County; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the appropriate representatives from Monongalia County.
