J5259-2011 Actions

• Jun 12, 2012: ADOPTED
• Jun 12, 2012: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Jun 6, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J5259-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Town
 of Forestburgh, to be celebrated on Forestburgh Day, August 11, 2012
 WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to honor and  commem
 orate  the distinguished histories of the communities 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 175th Anniversary of the Town of Forestburgh, to be celebrated
 on Forestburgh Day, August 11, 2012; and
 WHEREAS, Forestburgh is one of the smallest of the 15 towns of  Sulli
 van County, bordered by Thompson, Lumberland and Mamakating; and
 WHEREAS,  Early  inhabitants  in  the 1780s were of Celtic, German and
 Swedish ancestry; David Handy and his wife were the  first  known  sett
 lers; and
 WHEREAS,  By  Act  of  Legislature in 1837, Forestburgh became a town,
 taken from lands of Thompson and Mamakating,  part  of  the  Hardenburgh
 patent;  William Broadhead was the town's first Supervisor, serving from
 1837-1840, and was twice a member of the Assembly from Sullivan  County;
 and
 WHEREAS,  After the American Revolution, tanneries, quarries, fishing,
 hunting, trapping and lumbering induced settlers;  W.W.  Gilman  arrived
 about  1850  and  brought  trade and population growth to the town as he
 established a lumber mill, built 32 houses for his  employees,  boarding
 houses, a tannery and also a store; and
 WHEREAS, Thereafter, a railroad was commissioned to serve the area and
 a  post  office became necessary; resorts and summer camps soon emerged;
 and
 WHEREAS, When W.W. Gilman died, he left  three  million  dollars;  his
 brother,  George  Gilman, then founded and renamed the A & P Tea Company
 coinciding with the opening of the  railroad  connecting  the  east  and
 west; and
 WHEREAS,  In  1982, a log cabin was discovered within an existing home
 in Forestburgh, when the recently purchased farmhouse  was  being  reno
 vated; the cabin's age was traced to 1834, and the origin believed to be
 in the 1700s when it was a pioneer schoolhouse; a title search indicated
 Abe Cuddeback as owner, before the town was even established; and
 WHEREAS,  In  1895,  the  first Town Hall, and in 1963, the first Fire
 House came into being, continuing today with all  dedicated  volunteers;
 and
 WHEREAS,  The  Forestburgh  Playhouse  began in 1947 from an old farm
 house, and a 100 year old barn, purchased from Walter and  Elsie  Klebs;
 it  has been in existence over 50 years, and though there were two sepa
 rate fires through the years, one destroying the large farmhouse and the
 other a smaller home, it is still in existence  with  additions  to  the
 main barn and an added cabaret building; and
 WHEREAS,  Also  located  in  the Town of Forestburgh is the Merriewold
 Park which is famous for being the residence of many play  writers,  and
 stage  and  screen  actors  and  actresses; in addition, Sho Fu Den, the
 Japanese palace brought here from the 1939 New York's World Fair by  Dr.
 Takamine, chemist and inventor can be found in Forestburgh; and
 WHEREAS, The Inn at Lake Joseph, currently under the direction of Ivan
 Weiner,  was  a  vacation home for the late Cardinal Hayes; in the 1940s
 and 1950s, it abounded with children in the summer as a camp, and also a
 teaching facility for the Dominican Sisters who used to run St. Josephs;
 and
 WHEREAS, Today, many second  home  dwellings  exist  in  the  Town  of
 Forestburgh  for seasonal and weekend vacationers; there are also desig
 nated areas to preserve wildlife, especially  the  bald  eagle  habitat,
 along the Mongaup River; and
 WHEREAS, Remaining fruitful over the ebb and flow of decades of growth
 and  change, the Town of Forestburgh continues its commitment to enhanc
 ing the quality of life of its citizens, ensuring a  positive  business,
 institutional  and  educational  climate,  and  providing  all essential
 services; now, therefore, be it
 RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause  in  its  deliberations  to
 commemorate  the 175th Anniversary of the Town of Forestburgh, recogniz
 ing the significance of the role it continues to play in the life of the
 community of the State of New York; and be it further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to the Town of Forestburgh.

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