Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HJR0299 Compare Versions

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4	4	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 299
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to honor Preserve Chattanooga on the occasion
13	13	of its fiftieth anniversary.
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15	15	WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly take great pleasure in recognizing a
16	16	civic organization that has worked diligently for fifty years to preserve Chattanooga's
17	17	architectural heritage through historic preservation, education, and advocacy; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Preserve Chattanooga was founded as Landmarks Chattanooga in 1975
19	19	and was known for many years as Cornerstones; no matter the name, the organization is
20	20	committed to expanding its fifty-year legacy; and
21	21	WHEREAS, in its earliest days, the organization, through its board of directors, was
22	22	instrumental in saving the Walnut Street Bridge, a Chattanooga landmark; and
23	23	WHEREAS, today, Preserve Chattanooga provides strategic preservation leadership via
24	24	building acquisitions and transfers, structural assessment funding, stabilization grants, and
25	25	impactful partnerships with other agencies and foundations; and
26	26	WHEREAS, the Central Block Building, Passenger Freight Depot, Burchay Building,
27	27	Stong Building, Brown's Tavern, First Congregational Church, Tomorrow Building, Park Place
28	28	School, Engel Stadium, the Industrial YMCA, and many more historic edifices have benefited
29	29	from the nonprofit organization's efforts; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Terminal Station, The Dome Building, Customs House, and the Trigg-
31	31	Smartt Building (Tivoli Center) will remain architectural treasures for future generations due to
32	32	the protective facade easements Preserve Chattanooga has procured for these historic
33	33	buildings; and
34	34	WHEREAS, in addition to providing direct assistance to property owners,
35	35	neighborhoods, and developers, Preserve Chattanooga utilizes many other tools to promote
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40	40	preservation in the city, including educational programming, advocacy support, and its
41	41	Preservation Resource Center; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Preserve Chattanooga is now partnering with the Lyndhurst Foundation and
43	43	the Regional Planning Agency to update the 1977 Chattanooga Preservation Plan, which will
44	44	include extensive input from the community and become a blueprint for the future; and
45	45	WHEREAS, Preserve Chattanooga's grant partners have included the 1772 Foundation,
46	46	State of Tennessee, Tennessee Arts Commission, and Chattanooga Tourism Company over
47	47	the years; and
48	48	WHEREAS, Preserve Chattanooga annually partners with the University of Tennessee
49	49	at Chattanooga's (UTC) Interior Architecture and Design program to offer a minor in Historic
50	50	Preservation; and
51	51	WHEREAS, the organization also assists with UTC senior thesis projects that provide
52	52	neglected historic Chattanooga buildings with adaptive reuse concepts, a partnership that has
53	53	reached more than 300 students since 2016; and
54	54	WHEREAS, Preserve Chattanooga has collaborated with Chattanooga Tourism to make
55	55	available online self-guided architectural tours for Chattanooga neighborhoods, including the
56	56	Downtown Historic District, Southside, Stone Fort, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., District, and the
57	57	University/McCallie Avenue corridor; and
58	58	WHEREAS, Preserve Chattanooga is a member of the National Trust for Historic
59	59	Preservation, National Preservation Partners Network, Southeast Chapter of the Society of
60	60	Architectural Historians, and National Alliance of Preservation Commissions; and
61	61	WHEREAS, Preserve Chattanooga stays informed of preservation efforts through the
62	62	Tennessee Historical Commission at the State level and through the Advisory Council on
63	63	Historic Preservation on the national level; and
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68	68	WHEREAS, for fifty years, Preserve Chattanooga has collaborated with organizations
69	69	throughout the Chattanooga community to broaden its mission to preserve the city's
70	70	architectural heritage, and this exemplary organization is worthy of our approbation on this
71	71	special occasion; now, therefore,
72	72	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOU SE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
73	73	FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
74	74	CONCURRING, that we honor and congratulate the leadership, staff, and volunteers of
75	75	Preserve Chattanooga on the occasion of the organization's fiftieth anniversary and thank them
76	76	for their ongoing commitment to historic preservation.
77	77	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
78	78	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
79	79	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
80	80	without House or Senate designation.
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