J3706-2011 Actions

• May 8, 2012: ADOPTED
• May 8, 2012: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Mar 20, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J3706-2011 Text

 ATIVE  RESOLUTION  commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Town
 iba, New York

 S, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to honor and  commem-
  the distinguished histories of the communities which comprise the
 body of this great Empire State; and
 EAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its  long-
 ng  traditions,  this  Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
 the 200th Anniversary of the Town of Scriba, in Oswego County, New
 and
 EAS, This most auspicious occasion will be commemorated by a cele-
 n held on June 15-17 at the Scriba  Municipal  Building,  and  the
  Justice Center; other events will be held at the Scriba Volunteer
 n's Hall and the Scriba Child Care Center; and
 EAS,  The Town of Scriba was created by an Act of the State Legis-
  passed in the fall of 1811; and
 EAS, Scriba was formed from the Town of Mexico that  in  turn  was
   from  the  Scriba  Patent,  an  area  that included all the land
 n Oneida Lake and Lake Ontario, and the Oswego and Salmon  Rivers;
 f the land in the township was removed in 1848 to form the City of
 ; and
 EAS,  Originally,  Scriba  had an agricultural economy with apples
 rawberries as the main crops; there were a number of apple  dryers
 roduced the dried apples that were shipped to many European desti-
 s,  while  the strawberries found a ready market in New York City;

 EAS, Other businesses such as cooper and blacksmith  shops  devel-
 n Scriba; the dairy industry was also an important business in the
 ity; and
 EAS,  Weather  conditions  like the big freeze of the early 1930s,
 mpetition from other areas reduced the agricultural importance  of
 wnship of Scriba; and
 EAS,  For  a  while, Muck farming was an important industry in the
 with lettuce being the major crop;  today,  onions  are  the  most
 ant product; and
 EAS,  As the 20th Century progressed, industry became the economic
  of Scriba; three atomic plants  were  established  at  Nine  Mile
 making the township a leading power producer; and
 EAS,  The abundance of power plus water from Lake Ontario resulted
 racting Alcan (now Novelus), an aluminum plant, to Scriba; and
 EAS, Today, the Town of Scriba is largely a bedroom community with
 f its citizens working in Oswego, or  Syracuse;  there  have  been
 housing  developments  over the years to help house the over 6,800
 nts; and
 EAS, Remaining fruitful over the ebb and flow of decades of growth
 ange, the Town of Scriba continues its commitment to enhancing the
 y of life of its citizens, ensuring a positive business,  institu-
   and  educational  climate, and providing all essential services;
 herefore, be it
 LVED, That this Legislative Body pause  in  its  deliberations  to
 orate  the  200th  Anniversary  of  the  Town of Scriba, New York,
 izing the significance of the role it continues  to  play  in  the
 f the community of the State of New York; and be it further
 LVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
 d to the Town of Scriba, New York.