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TO HONOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR GLENN F. MCCONNELL OF CHARLESTON FOR HIS THIRTY-TWO YEARS OF ABLE AND FRUITFUL REPRESENTATION OF SENATE DISTRICT 41 IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS BENEFITTING THE CITIZENS OF DISTRICT 41 AND CHARLESTON COUNTY.
Whereas, a lifelong resident of the Charleston area and a graduate of the College of Charleston, attorney Glenn F. McConnell for thirty-two years represented the people of South Carolina Senate District 41 with dignified charm and constitutional excellence; and
Whereas, during his service as a state Senator and President Pro Tempore of the Senate, he worked to improve quality of life for his Charleston-area constituents while not forgetting the welfare of the State as a whole; and
Whereas, among the many achievements Glenn McConnell has left as a legacy to Charleston County, one of the most powerful is his strong advocacy for fiscal prudence and the protection of Charleston taxpayers from unjustifiable increases in both local and state tax levies and from prolific and unnecessary public spending; and
Whereas, in addition, he will be remembered as a sound and sensible environmentalist for his beloved Charleston. When the Charleston Naval Base closed and plans were being mooted to build a new terminal facility on Daniel Island, he cogently urged an alternative plan and was instrumental in bringing that plan to reality, the location of the new terminal on the old naval base; and
Whereas, a great lover of South Carolina history, especially as it has played out in the Charleston area, Glenn McConnell labored as chairman of the Hunley Commission to secure an appropriate place for the Civil War-era H.L. Hunley submarine's harbor and display. His success in this matter has ensured that an important part of South Carolina's history will be preserved and that the men who gave their lives to test the limits of that day's technology in the fight for freedom will be memorialized in perpetuity; and
Whereas, the next generation also is of concern to Glenn McConnell. A keen supporter of K-12 and higher education in Charleston, he has fought for the sufficient funding of Charleston area schools through the Education Finance Act and working around deficiencies in the EFA that were unfair to Charleston. He also worked for fair funding of charter schools and has been a key player in meeting the needs of his alma mater, the College of Charleston; and
Whereas, in the booming economic development of the Charleston area, he has been an important influence in many exciting new projects. He and his staff, for example, were instrumental in helping to bring the Boeing Company to North Charleston. Excitingly, Boeing South Carolina has just sent aloft its first 787 Dreamliner; and
Whereas, Glenn McConnell also has been a trusted advisor to many state and national elected officials from Charleston, as well as a key advisor through the years to many members of the Charleston Legislative Delegation at the South Carolina State House; and
Whereas, appreciative of the consistent integrity with which he has always carried out his civic duties, the General Assembly takes great pleasure in saluting the Honorable Glenn McConnell for his many productive years of representing the people of the Charleston area as a state Senator, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate. He clearly ranks as one of the most distinguished political leaders this State has ever produced. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, honor Lieutenant Governor Glenn F. McConnell of Charleston for his thirty-two years of able and fruitful representation of Senate District 41 in the South Carolina General Assembly, and commend him for his many accomplishments benefitting the citizens of District 41 and Charleston County.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to the Honorable Glenn F. McConnell.
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