R-438-65 RESOLUTION NO. 438
A TESTIMONIAL RESOLUTION TO
ROY H. HAWKINS
WHEREAS, Roy H. Hawkins, as Vice President of the New
Miami Shores Corporation and as General Manager of the Miami branch
of Bessemer Properties, Inc. , was the principal founder of this munici-
pality in 1932, and
WHEREAS, He arranged for the donation of office space and
equipment along with the loan of funds .needed to begin Village operations,
and
WHEREAS, He conceived and had prepared the first zoning
ordinance of the Village wherein he planned a good residential community
and eliminated-large areas of previously planned business and apartment
districts, and
WHEREAS, He arranged for many gifts to the Village by his
companies, including the recreation department building and adjoining
lands, the library building site, and a large part of the Golf Course land,
having conceived of and sponsored the Golf Course project; Now there-
fore be it
RESOLVED, That this Council, in behalf of its members, previous
Councils and the citizens of the Village, hereby extends greatest appreci-
ation, praise and admiration to Roy H. Hawkins for his excellent con-
tributions in the founding and development of Miami Shores Village.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of January, 1965.
Ra L Cleme
Mayo&/
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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