HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 900102 - 1990 Red Poppy PlantingRESOLUTION NO. 900102
A RESOLUTION AC{NOWLEDGM AND :EXPRESSING APPRECIAT. ON TO
THH CITIZENS AND FRI7NDS OF GEORGETOWN FOR THEIR UNSELFISH
GIVING OF TIME, EFFORT, MONEY AND MERIALS TO THE SPRING,
1990, RED POPPY PLANTING PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Red Poppy is also known as he Porn Poppy, Flanders
Poppy, American Legion Poppy and Papaver-Rhoeas, and
WHEREAS, the Red Pcppy has been an important and unique
ing edient of Spring in Georgetown far about sixty years since
its introduction to theGeorgeto�� area, and
uvHER AS, the Ref Poppy is an important part of tie heritage of
Georgetown, and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown is known as the Rea Poppy Capit=al
0 Texas, and
WHEREAS, citizens aid friends of Georgetown have nartic rated it
the Spr:ni, 1990, Poppy Planting Project with ovnrwnelming
donations ofeffort,moeey and materials, and
iHEFEAS, participation in the Popov Project is estima e; to have
exceeded ten percent of the population of the City of Georgetown;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the C-ty of Georgetown, Texts wishes
to acknowledge and express its aaorec�at:on for such parti-
cipation,
NOW THEREFORE HE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIT OF
GEORJETOWN, TEXAS;
Section I
That }he City Colnc_i reconmerds to those powers is higher
control to provide appropriate amounts of sun and noistu e be
provided co the approx:matelf 201110001000 Red Poppy seeds planted
in this project
Section it
That, eve",, should weather conditions not allow the approximately
200,0001000 Red Poppy seeds to crow and cone to flower, the
planting project _s hereby pro .aimed to be a success because of
the bringing together of the coemirity of Georgetown,
SeCtior iii
That the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas heresy
exrresses its heart telt gratitude to each i,dnrdual, fr.erd and
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