Florida Senate - 2009                            (NP)    SR 2698
       
       
       
       By Senators Aronberg and Atwater
       
       
       
       
       27-02247B-09                                          20092698__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing Palm Beach County on the
    3         occasion of its Centennial celebration.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, Palm Beach County was born on July 1, 1909,
    6  following the signing of the Palm Beach County Charter on April
    7  30, 1909, and
    8         WHEREAS, the development of Palm Beach County coincided
    9  with the realization of railroad tycoon and Palm Beach resident
   10  Henry Flagler's vision of establishing a railroad line from
   11  Jacksonville to Key West, and
   12         WHEREAS, with a total area of 2,386 square miles, Palm
   13  Beach County is the largest county in Florida by area, and one
   14  of the most ecologically and economically diverse, and
   15         WHEREAS, Palm Beach County is composed of 38 incorporated
   16  municipalities, from the Village of Tequesta in the north to the
   17  City of Boca Raton in the south and including the cities of
   18  Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Greenacres,
   19  Lake Worth, Pahokee, Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach, South
   20  Bay, and West Palm Beach, the towns of Briny Breezes, Cloud
   21  Lake, Glen Ridge, Gulf Stream, Haverhill, Highland Beach,
   22  Hypoluxo, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Lake Clarke
   23  Shores, Lake Park, Lantana, Loxahatchee Groves, Manalapan,
   24  Mangonia Park, Ocean Ridge, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Shores, and
   25  South Palm Beach, and the villages of Golf, North Palm Beach,
   26  Palm Springs, Royal Palm Beach, and Wellington, and
   27  unincorporated areas, and
   28         WHEREAS, Palm Beach County has shown a dramatic growth in
   29  population, from 5,577 in 1910 to approximately 1.3 million in
   30  2009, and
   31         WHEREAS, Palm Beach County is a significant contributor to
   32  the State of Florida's overall economic health, rich history,
   33  and cultural diversity, and its county seat, West Palm Beach, is
   34  the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida, NOW,
   35  THEREFORE,
   36  
   37  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   38  
   39         That the Florida Senate hereby recognizes Palm Beach County
   40  on the occasion of its Centennial celebration and honors the
   41  residents, community leaders, and elected officials of Palm
   42  Beach County for its 100 years of distinctive history.