| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 104 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Arlington Fire Department is celebrating the |
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| 6 | 6 | | grand opening of Fire Station 1 on December 8, 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, The two-story, nearly 18,000-square-foot building |
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| 8 | 8 | | is replacing the property that had previously served as Fire |
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| 9 | 9 | | Station 1 since 1954; Arlington voters approved plans to rebuild |
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| 10 | 10 | | the city's oldest fire station as part of the 2014 bond program, and |
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| 11 | 11 | | the City of Arlington broke ground on the project on March 9, 2022; |
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| 12 | 12 | | and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Designed to provide a better work and living space |
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| 14 | 14 | | for Arlington firefighters, the new facility features five larger, |
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| 15 | 15 | | drive-through apparatus bays, a full kitchen and dining room, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | various offices; the improved living quarters for the station's |
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| 17 | 17 | | three shift crews, who each spend 24 hours working from the downtown |
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| 18 | 18 | | station, will include 12 private dormitory rooms and separate men's |
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| 19 | 19 | | and women's restrooms with showers; the building's design |
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| 20 | 20 | | incorporates several energy-saving features and technologies, as |
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| 21 | 21 | | well as native landscaping with minimal irrigation requirements; |
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| 22 | 22 | | and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Arlington Fire Department have |
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| 24 | 24 | | demonstrated an exceptional commitment to protecting the lives and |
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| 25 | 25 | | property of their fellow citizens, and this spacious new facility |
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| 26 | 26 | | ensures that the department will be even better equipped to serve |
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| 27 | 27 | | the community in the years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the Arlington |
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| 30 | 30 | | Fire Department on the grand opening of Fire Station 1 and commend |
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| 31 | 31 | | all those who supported and oversaw the completion of this project |
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| 32 | 32 | | for their contributions; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 34 | | prepared for the members of the Arlington Fire Department as an |
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| 35 | 35 | | expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Turner |
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| 37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 39 | 39 | | I certify that H.R. No. 104 was adopted by the House on |
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| 40 | 40 | | December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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