Bill Text: PA SR162 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Borough of South Connellsville, Fayette County, on its 100th anniversary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-30 - Introduced and adopted [SR162 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR162-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1466
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 162 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, JUNE 30, 2011
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 30, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Borough of South Connellsville, Fayette
County, on its 100th anniversary.
WHEREAS, The Borough of South Connellsville is celebrating
its centennial anniversary from July 18 through 23, 2011; and
WHEREAS, In 1770, Zachariah Connell came to the area of
western Pennsylvania that was to become Connellsville and
settled with his family on the east bank of the Youghiogheny
River; and
WHEREAS, In 1793, he was charged to survey and secure a
charter for the town of Connellsville; and
WHEREAS, In the late 1800s, manufacturing plants began
developing in what is now the Borough of South Connellsville,
and the manufacturing industry continues to play a vital role in
the economy of the area; and
WHEREAS, In 1911, the Borough of South Connellsville was
incorporated and the municipal council held its first meeting in
January 1912; and
WHEREAS, This meeting and subsequent council meetings were
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held in the old borough building on Richie Alley until 1957 when
the present borough building was constructed; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate congratulate the citizens of the
Borough of South Connellsville, Fayette County, on its 100th
anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
the South Connellsville Borough Centennial Celebration, 1503
South Pittsburgh Street, South Connellsville, PA 15425.
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