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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Richland Hills residents gathered to celebrate the |
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grand opening of The Link Event and Recreation Center on April 29, |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Approved by the citizens in a bond referendum in |
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2015, the $16.5 million Link Center is the largest capital project |
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in the city's history; it is designed as a regional hub where |
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members of the community can come together and enjoy programs in |
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fitness, recreation, sports, education, and the arts; and |
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WHEREAS, The new 28,000-square-foot facility includes an |
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indoor walking track, weight-training rooms, a gymnasium, a museum, |
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a state-of-the-art kitchen, an arts and crafts area, a game room, |
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and public meeting spaces that can accommodate up to 300 people; at |
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the center of the site is a park area called Link Plaza; and |
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WHEREAS, Phase I of this exciting project is finished, and |
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Phase II is slated to be completed in the summer of 2017; it will |
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include a gazebo, an interactive fountain, a playground, and a |
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pavilion; and |
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WHEREAS, The Link Center promises to offer the people of |
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Richland Hills an elevated sense of community in a welcoming public |
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space, and all those involved in its creation may indeed take great |
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pride in their contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the grand opening of The Link Event |
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and Recreation Center and congratulate the citizens of Richland |
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Hills on the construction of this outstanding public amenity; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Klick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2033 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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