| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing April 21, 2004, as "Polk County |
| 3 | Legislative Day" in Tallahassee. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Polk County encompasses 17 municipalities in the |
| 6 | heart of Central Florida, including Auburndale, Bartow, |
| 7 | Davenport, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Haines |
| 8 | City, Highland Park, Hillcrest Heights, Lake Alfred, Lake |
| 9 | Hamilton, Lake Wales, Lakeland, Mulberry, Polk City, and Winter |
| 10 | Haven, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, Polk County covers 2,010 square miles of land |
| 12 | dotted with more than 554 freshwater lakes and lush nature |
| 13 | preserves featuring rare and exotic wildlife, rolling hills, |
| 14 | sparkling rivers, beautiful savannas, and pinewood forests, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, Polk County is known for its historic charm and |
| 16 | small-town atmosphere, blended with its largely undiscovered and |
| 17 | unspoiled natural surroundings, and |
| 18 | WHEREAS, the vacation destinations of Polk County are |
| 19 | visited by more than 1.5 million tourists annually and include |
| 20 | Historic Bok Santuary, Hollis Gardens, Fantasy of Flight, the |
| 21 | Water Ski Hall of Fame, and the Frank Lloyd Wright architecture |
| 22 | at Florida Southern College, and |
| 23 | WHEREAS, Polk County has long been blessed by the State of |
| 24 | Florida's great interest in its community and economic |
| 25 | development, witnessed again recently by the state's partnership |
| 26 | with Polk County to save and restore the treasured landmark |
| 27 | Cypress Gardens so that all of the state's citizens and tourists |
| 28 | from throughout the world may enjoy its abundant natural beauty, |
| 29 | and |
| 30 | WHEREAS, Polk County has been called the Largemouth Bass |
| 31 | Fishing Capital of the World for its wonderful fishing in |
| 32 | numerous undeveloped lakes, as well as in Winter Haven's chain |
| 33 | of 14 lakes connected by well-established canals, and |
| 34 | WHEREAS, Polk County is home to the Detroit Tigers and the |
| 35 | Cleveland Indians during spring training season, and |
| 36 | WHEREAS, Polk County is the center of citrus production and |
| 37 | phosphate mining for the world, and |
| 38 | WHEREAS, Polk County is the corporate headquarters for |
| 39 | Publix Super Markets, the largest private company in the state, |
| 40 | employing more than 120,500 persons, and is also home to the |
| 41 | W.S. Badcock Corporation, which has been located in Mulberry |
| 42 | since 1904 and is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year, |
| 43 | NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 45 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 46 | Florida: |
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| 48 | That the House of Representatives recognizes April 21, |
| 49 | 2004, as "Polk County Legislative Day" in Tallahassee. |