08 LC 95
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Senate
Resolution 1059
By:
Senators Harp of the 29th and Harbison of the 15th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
March 12, 2008, as Columbus, Georgia Day at the Capitol; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Columbus is an authentic river town, with the gently rolling waters of the
Chattahoochee providing food, energy, employment, and recreation for the
citizens of Columbus throughout the years; and
WHEREAS,
Columbus is located at the center of most of Georgia's major attractions,
including nationally-renowned Callaway Gardens, Roosevelt's Little White House,
and Westville the Village of 1850, and the city is less than an hour's drive
from Georgia's most popular state-wide destinations; and
WHEREAS,
locally, the city offers a variety of fine attractions such as the State Theatre
of Georgia, the historic Springer Opera House, Port Columbus Civil War Naval
Center, the National Infantry Museum, the Columbus Museum, and the beautiful
Historic District, circa 1850-1870; and
WHEREAS,
renovated in the 1970's, the historic Columbus Iron Works, now The Columbus
Georgia Convention and Trade Center, was once a munitions factory during the
Civil War and still displays its early wares including items from Civil War
cannons to iceboxes, produced in the early 1800's, and today the facility is
recognized as one of the nation's finest examples of "adaptive reuse," offering
182,000 square feet of space; and
WHEREAS,
the South Commons Complex is the finest collection of sports facilities to be
found at one location, with the centerpiece of the complex the Columbus Civic
Center, which opened in 1996, a 10,000 seat venue and a true multi-purpose
facility; and
WHEREAS,
a brand new addition to South Commons is a 2,500 seat softball stadium, which is
surrounded by a seven field softball complex and provides Columbus with the
opportunity to host any size softball event; and
WHEREAS,
Memorial Stadium is a 17,000 seat football stadium that has been recently
refurbished and hosts college football powers Albany State and Ft. Valley State,
and the Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic; and
WHEREAS,
there is also historic Golden Park, a 4,500 seat baseball stadium that is home
to the Columbus Catfish Professional Baseball Team and was the Olympic venue for
the Women's Fastpitch Softball competition; and
WHEREAS,
as Georgia's third largest city, Columbus is a vibrant and growing community of
250,000 people, and besides being home to the best Army Installation in the
World at Fort Benning, Columbus is the corporate headquarters of many of the
United States' leading companies such as AFLAC Insurance, Carmike Cinemas,
Char-Broil, TSYS, and Tom's Snack Foods.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize
Columbus for its vitality and for the value it brings to Georgia and declare
March 12, 2008, as Columbus, Georgia Day at the Capitol.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Mayor of Columbus.