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A resolution
WHEREAS, the Stockyards Area Restoration Committee was appointed
approximately ten years ago and charged with the responsibility of
developing a tourist attraction around a working Stockyards;
WHEREAS, the Committee has initiated many physical improvements in
the area including restoration of the Northside Coliseum and Exchange
Avenue, development of Marine Creek, Stockyards Boulevard and a traffic
circulation plan;
WHEREAS, other municipal accomplishments include a new fire station
and police facilities presently under construction;
WHEREAS, citizens have benefitted through increased employment oppor-
tunities, employment and training programs and commercial development;
WHEREAS, in response to the public commitment of approximately
$5 million, private investment in the area now totals more than
$25 million;
WHEREAS, the Committee has demonstrated its commitment to the
restoration project and has the desire to complete the orderly develop-
ment of the Stockyards Area;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Fort Worth City Council that
the following members of the Stockyards Area Restoration Committee be
reappointed for a period of three years:
Gene Bales Stockyards Area Restoration Committee
Ralph Bickley Stockyards Area Restoration Committee
Mo Klingenberg Stockyards Area Restoration Committee
Jack Shannon Stockyards Area Restoration Committee
Joe Dulle North Sector Chamber of Commerce
Bill Lane North Sector Chamber of Commerce
Chuck Tegetoff North Fort Worth Business Association
Gilbert Falcon North Fort Worth Business Association
Gary Havard Northside Historical Society
Delia Castro Mexican American Chamber of Commerce
Homer Goldston Mexican American Chamber of Commerce
CITY OF FORT WORTS