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Authorize support and sponsorship of the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project
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WHEREAS, the Borscht Belt era refers to a significant period in Sullivan County history that is known nationally and internationally through its portrayal in popular culture; and
WHEREAS, the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project will designate and commemorate places important to the era’s impact on the legacy of the Catskills, will tell unique stories of this famed piece of the American experience, and is intended to create a comprehensive marker system and self-guided driving tour that traverses the region; and
WHEREAS, the large-scale interpretive marker-system will be easily accessible to the public, benefit the communities they are placed in by sparking interest in local history, and educate citizens and visitors alike about the events that have shaped the region’s past; and
WHEREAS, the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project is fully funded by the<http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/>Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation <http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/> (“the Society”), a non-profit, volunteer organization whose purpose is to identify and recognize sites of American Jewish Historical interest; and
WHEREAS, the<http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/>Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation <http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/> will design, produce, install and maintain the Borscht Belt Historical Markers; and
WHEREAS, the<http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/>Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation <http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/> seek assistance from Sullivan County with respect to the text and placement of each marker to be sited in Sullivan County, and will have each marker signed off for accuracy by the Sullivan County Historian; and
WHEREAS, the design of the historical markers to be installed by the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project feature a space at the top for placement of a county seal, for which the Society is seeking to use the Sullivan County seal ; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Sullivan County Legislature authorizes an agreement with the<http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/>Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation <http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/> to permit the use of the Sullivan County seal on historic markers commemorating sites and moments in Sullivan County history during the Borscht Belt era in such form at the County Attorney shall approve.
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