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RESOLUTION NO. 12-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, RECOMMENDING THE NAME
"COURTNEY CAMPBELL TRAIL" TO BE APPLIED
TO THE MULTIPLE USE TRAIL FACILITY TO BE
CONSTRUCTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
COURTNEY CAMPBELL SCENIC HIGHWAY
WHEREAS, the Courtney Campbell Scenic Highway is regionally
significant and more than 50,000 commuters traverse the Highway daily; and
WHEREAS, in 1948, it was named in honor of Courtney W. Campbell, a
Florida Road Board member, United States Representative, and a Clearwater
Beach resident; and
WHEREAS, the Courtney Campbell Causeway was designated a Scenic
Highway in 2005 through the efforts of the Courtney Campbell Scenic Highway
Corridor Advisory Committee of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, The
Westshore Alliance, the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, the
Counties of Hillsborough and Pinellas, the Cities of Tampa and Clearwater, and
many other Tampa Bay organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Scenic Highway was named the Courtney Campbell
Scenic Highway; and
WHEREAS, through funding from the Florida Department of
Transportation, a new multiuse trail facility is being constructed along the south
side of the causeway; and
WHEREAS, this Trail will be about 8.79 miles in length and provide a
regional non-motorized corridor and many recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater, Florida requests the facility to be
formally named the "Courtney Campbell Trail" consistent with the common name
of the Scenic Highway; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City of Clearwater, Florida formally requests the name
"Courtney Campbell Trail" for the multi-use trail facility located on the south side
of the Courtney Campbell Scenic Highway.
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Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
Section 3. A copy of this resolution will be transmitted to the Florida
Department of Transportation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1 5th day of November , 2012.
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George N. Cretekos
Mayor
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