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Authorizing the creation of the Sullivan County Rev War Commission to coordinate the County’s Recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the Revolutionary War
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY ROBERT A. DOHERTY, CHAIRMAN OF THE LEGISLATURE AND MICHAEL BROOKS, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF THE SULLIVAN COUNTY REV WAR COMMISSION TO COORDINATE THE COUNTY’S RECOGNITION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
Legislators Doherty and Brooks offer the following:
Whereas the year 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and the years 2025 - 2033 will mark the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War and
Whereas the U.S. Congress in 2016 passed the United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act to coordinate activities for the 250th commemoration of the history and founding of the United States and events of the American Revolution and
Whereas throughout New York State counties are forming committees to coordinate celebratory events during the anniversary period and
Whereas Sullivan County is named for the notable Revolutionary War general John Sullivan and
Whereas Sullivan County has additional connections to the Revolutionary War period, including being the site of the September 5, 1778 Battle at Chestnut Woods and the July 22, 1779 Battle of Minisink, and
Whereas the Sullivan County Legislature wishes to officially recognize the efforts to mark this upcoming anniversary,
THEREFORE, Be It Resolved that the Sullivan County Legislature hereby creates the Sullivan County Rev War 250 Commission to recognize and celebrate the County’s role in the event associated with America’s war for independence; and it is further
RESOLVED: That Sullivan County Historian, John Conway and Debra R. Conway, Executive Director of the Delaware Company, a not for profit history education group, as co-chairs of the Sullivan County Rev War 250 Commission; and it is further
RESOLVED: That as co-chairs of the Sullivan County Rev War 250 that they select up to ten additional members to serve on the Sullivan County Rev War 250 Commission which will coordinate events in the County to commemorate its connection to this historic time period; and it is further
RESOLVED: That this commission shall remain in constituted through December 31, 2033 2033 unless otherwise determined.
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