J2171-2011 Actions

• Jun 7, 2011: ADOPTED
• Jun 7, 2011: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• May 31, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J2171-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  commemorating  the  200th  Anniversary  of  the
 Village of Deposit, New York
 WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to honor and  commem
 orate  the  proud and distinguished histories of the people and communi
 ties which comprise the noble body of this great Empire State; and
 WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its  long
 standing  traditions,  this  Legislative Body is justly proud to commem
 orate the 200th Anniversary of the Village of Deposit, New York,  to  be
 celebrated  with a weekend celebration which will commence with a parade
 starting at the Deposit Central School on Saturday, August 13, 2011; and
 WHEREAS, Many activities are planned for the weekend to  further  mark
 this  auspicious  occasion including a Victorian tea, old time photogra
 phy,  local  crafters  and  artists,  bands,  food,  exhibits,  historic
 hayrides through the village, historic guided tours to its Revolutionary
 War  Cemetery, and the State Theater will be hosting a Victorian fashion
 show; and
 WHEREAS, Residents and visitors will dress in the attire of  the  19th
 century  and the village will have blue laws enforced for the weekend in
 which violators will be put in the stockade; fireworks are also  on  the
 agenda,  as  well  as  a  birthday party and community picnic located on
 Fireman's Field to culminate the festivities; and
 WHEREAS, This Bicentennial celebration is important to  the  residents
 of  the  Village of Deposit because it provides historical, cultural and
 artistic opportunities and activities, as well as instills  a  sense  of
 pride in the community as a whole; and
 WHEREAS,  Indians  knew  the area known today as Deposit, as coke-ose,
 meaning "place of the owls"; the local chapter of the  DAR  adapted  the
 name Koo Koose and the owl has become the logo for the historical socie
 ty; and
 WHEREAS,  The  first  permanent  settler of Deposit was John Hulce who
 came from Orange County in the spring of 1789, and settled on  the  west
 side  of  the river at the northerly end of the village; next was Philip
 Pine who came from Fishkill  on  the  Hudson  in  1791;  other  settlers
 followed including Jonas Underwood and Henry Evans; and
 WHEREAS,  In 1811, the village, with just 12 dwellings on the westerly
 bank of the river in Delaware County, was incorporated as the Village of
 Deposit; in 1851, the charter of the Village of Deposit was  amended  to
 include  Deansville,  thus  Deposit  became  a  village in two counties,
 Broome and Delaware; and
 WHEREAS, The Village of Deposit was built on the sweat  and  brawn  of
 its  lumberjacks and farmers; the logs were sent down the Delaware River
 and deposited on the shores of the west branch of the Delaware River and
 Deposit got its name; and
 WHEREAS, A tiny and proud village with a population less  than  1,600,
 the  Village  of Deposit is a community which laughs and cries together,
 family and friends are a very important component; and
 WHEREAS, Remaining fruitful over the ebb and flow of decades of growth
 and change, the Village of Deposit continues its commitment to enhancing
 the quality of life of  its  citizens,  ensuring  a  positive  business,
 institutional  and  educational  climate,  and  providing  all essential
 services; and
 WHEREAS, It is appropriate to not only celebrate the village's origins
 and history this year, but also to set the right tone and objectives for
 the next 200 years of the Village of Deposit; and
 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  publicly  recog
 nize  and honor milestones in the history of communities large and small
 in this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
 RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Village of Deposit,  New  York;
 and be it further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to the Village of Deposit, New York.

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