Bill 3495

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3495
Type of Legislation:               Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970219
Primary Sponsor:                   Meacham
All Sponsors:                      Meacham, Kirsh, Simrill,
                                   Moody-Lawrence, McCraw and Delleney
                                   
Drafted Document Number:           jic\5432jm.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:      19970220
Subject:                           York County Day; February 25,
                                   1997, Resolutions

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970220  Received from Senate
Senate  19970220  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
House   19970219  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate

RECOGNIZING YORK COUNTY FOR ITS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DECLARING FEBRUARY 25, 1997 "YORK COUNTY DAY".

Whereas, the population of York County has grown more than twenty percent during the past ten years and has increased more than fifty percent during the past twenty years to a current total of 143,800; and

Whereas, York County job creation ranked third in the State for 1996 with 2,154 new jobs; and

Whereas, the county's total estimated property valuation exceeded $7.5 billion dollars last year; and

Whereas, York County expects to announce over $100 million dollars in new industry investment for the first quarter of 1997; and

Whereas, gross retail sales in York County have doubled since 1987 and increased more than eleven percent during the past year to an estimated $2.2 billion dollars; and

Whereas, a total of fifty-three companies, some nationally known, announced plans to locate or expand in York County in 1996, providing a total capital investment of more than $206 million dollars; and

Whereas, accommodations tax collections increased nineteen percent in 1996. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly recognize York County for its many accomplishments and declare February 25, 1997 "York County Day".

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to

each of the six chambers of commerce in York County.