HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06052007 - PR.3 IN THE MATTER OF HONORING RESOLUTION NO. 2007/286
THE 150`h ANNIVERSARY OF
THE TOWN OF PACHECO
WHEREAS, This year the Town of Pacheco celebrates 150 years of establishment;and
WHEREAS, The settlement of Pacheco began with the building of a home in,1853 by G.L. Walwrath of
New York;and
WHEREAS,In 1857,William Hate,xH H Fa"ssett,and D J H Caio,t iexs purchased land from the Pacheco
family and laid out the foundation of the town of Pacheco on the east bank of Grayson Creek;and
WHEREAS,in 1859 the Uiuted States Postal Department estabhs" e"' aclieco as one of many post offices
in the populated areas of the.State,of California;and
WHEREAS, Pacheco was-'a'bustl ng town, growing and changing and providing an important stop when
going to the ferry at Martinez or returning fromIt',arid" u: „ ,`=w
WHEREAS, Pacheco-once prospered.as'an-industrial andv"transshipment center with a unique, inland,
deep wateri channel that supply ships easy access-oto 'thepoduce and 'it, of
central Contra Costa County,and
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WHEREAS, The.frrst school house, Pacheco, Gram nar Sc, ool,was established tri 1'859, and'':
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WHEREAS,jhe town of Pacheco settled mto' a comfortable agranari lifestyle ,withi community
members living ori agr>ctiltural.paicels of land of varying sizes,and =,n
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WHEREAS", The-Pacheco Municipal;Advsory Connell providesa committnentEtd`public service and
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lbifd6ns t0 the of SU '&V1sOLS-and
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WHEREAS, Paclieco's TownCounctl•fosters a sense of coim
nmutyand civic prade, "
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NOW, THEREFORE, BENT RESOLVED that the Board of«Supervisors of Contra Costa County
hereby celebrates June 9,'.2007 as t11e celebxatron of the"Town of Pacheco's 150` Anniversary and
extends to its residents best wishes for futureisuccess =', 'i
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l ARY N. PIEPHO
Chair
District III Supervisor ,
JOHN GIOIA GAYLEUILKEMA
District I Supervisor District II Supervisor
SUSAN A. BONILLA dry sD L p� FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor - + , District V Supervisor
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
A •� ' °y and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date
shown:
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- ' y AITEtif'ED: dune 5,2007
Op — JOHN CULLLN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
srA COUH Admin strato
By Deputy
Introduced by Supervisor Susan A. Bonilla, District IV