H.R. No. 1474
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Eddie Edwards retired as Borger city manager on
March 31, 2021, drawing to a close an exemplary 41-year career with
the municipal government; and
WHEREAS, Born and raised in Borger, Mr. Edwards joined the
city in 1980 as a water maintenance supervisor and rose to become
assistant utilities director; in 2006, he was named assistant city
manager and human resources director, and he was appointed city
manager four years later; his outstanding tenure saw such major
developments as the $35 million Northwest Wellfield Project, which
brought close to a billion dollars in industrial investment into
the community and substantially increased the tax bases of
Hutchinson County, the Borger Independent School District, the
Frank Phillips College District, and the Hutchinson County Hospital
District; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Edwards also oversaw renovations to the Borger
Central Fire Station and the purchase and renovation of the
building that now serves as the police station; moreover, the old
police station was converted into the Borger Municipal Building,
which today houses the municipal court and the city's regional
communications center; and
WHEREAS, Exercising sound fiscal judgment, Mr. Edwards was
instrumental in the increase of the city's financial reserves from
$1.5 million to approximately $10 million; the Boomtown 2040
Long-Range Comprehensive Plan was completed, and in 2018, the city
council adopted a new mission and vision statement; in partnership
with the county, the city acquired property for a convention and
civic center and completed preparations for the groundbreaking; his
many accolades include the Goodwin Regional Public Administrator
Award from the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, and he was a
member of the American Water Works Association and Texas City
Management Association, among other professional organizations;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Edwards will continue to serve his fellow
citizens in his new role as city manager emeritus; in all his
endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Cambden
Edwards, and he takes great pride in their sons, Thomas and his
wife, Julie, and James and his wife, Crysann, and in their
grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, A strong and dynamic leader, Eddie Edwards helped
guide Borger through a period of tremendous progress, and his
accomplishments have produced results of lasting benefit to area
residents; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Eddie Edwards on his retirement as
Borger city manager and extend to him sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Edwards as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Price
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1474 was adopted by the House on May
26, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House