HR 9003

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution honoring Mayor John Land, the longest-serving
3	mayor in the State of Florida and the longest-serving
4	full-time mayor in the United States of America.
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6	WHEREAS, John Land was born in Plant City, moved to Apopka
7	at a young age, and attended the University of Florida, and
8	WHEREAS, John Land served in the United States Army during
9	World War II and was a participant in two campaigns in the
10	European Theater of Operations, and
11	WHEREAS, upon his return from the military, John Land
12	returned to Apopka, where he went into the manufacturing
13	business before being elected as Mayor of the City of Apopka in
14	1949, a position he held from January 1, 1950, to January 1,
15	1968, and
16	WHEREAS, Mayor John Land was again elected to serve as the
17	Mayor of the City of Apopka in 1970 and he has continued to
18	serve the citizens of Apopka ever since, and
19	WHEREAS, among his many honors during his 58 years as the
20	Mayor of the City of Apopka, Mayor John Land was the recipient
21	of the 1978 Florida League of Cities' E. Harris Drew Municipal
22	Officer of the Year award and was declared to be a "State of
23	Florida Treasure," and
24	WHEREAS, Mayor John Land, the longest-serving mayor in the
25	State of Florida and the longest-serving full-time mayor in the
26	United States of America, holds the honor of being the only
27	elected official in the state who serves on the Board of
28	Directors of the Florida League of Cities without appointment or
29	election, NOW, THEREFORE,
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31	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
32	Florida:
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34	That the Florida House of Representatives honors Mayor John
35	Land for his many years of public service and for his
36	outstanding contributions to the citizens of the City of Apopka.
37	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
38	presented to Mayor John Land as a tangible token of the
39	sentiments expressed herein.

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