HR 77 — Commending Alison Teetor.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22107131D HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

77 IE Offered March 2, 2022 N Commending Alison Teetor.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––GooditisAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2022 WHEREAS, Alison Teetor, an esteemed natural resource planner who dedicated 31 years to the O stewardship of Clarke County's natural resources for the benefit of its residents and the environment, retiredL retWHEREAS, originally from Washington, D.C., Alison Teetor earned a bachelor's degree in Decemberwildlife 2021;L biology from Colorado State University and was briefly with the Colorado Division of Wildlife before E moving to Clarke County to work at Shenandoah National Park as a Geographic Information System D speWHEREAS, Alison Teetor became Clarke County's natural resource planner in 1991, serving as the locality's expert on nature, land conservation, and water quality planning issues in the area, working tirelessly to ensure the preservation and sustainability of her community's resources and its ecosystems;

andandWHEREAS, D WHEREAS, originally from Washington, D.C., Alison Teetor earnedplayed a bachelor'scrucial degreerole in wildlife biology from Colorado State University and was briefly with the Coloradoestablishment Division of Wildlife bCfore moving to Clarke County to work at Shenandoah National Park as a Geographic Information System speWHEREAS, Alison Teetor became Clarke County's naturalConservation resourceEasement plannerAuthority, inan 1991,initiative servingthat ashas thesince locality'sprotected expertover on8,700 nature,acres of land conservation, and water quality planning issues in the area,plants working tirelessly to ensure the preservation and sustainabilityanimals ofthat herlive community'sthere; resources and its ecosystems;

and WHEREAS,H Alison Teetor played a crucial role in the establishment of Clarke County's Conservation Easement Authority, an initiative that has since protected over 8,700 acres of land and the plants and aniWHEREAS, Alison Teetor's accomplishments as natural resource planner include leading projects in stream and watershed restoration, extending public sewer service to homes in Millwood, continuallycontinuallyn 7 updating Clarke County's Water Resources Plan, developing recycling initiatives, and administerHngadministering R Clarke County's septic and well ordinances;

and 7 WHEREAS, Alison Teetor has successfully raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funds to support conservation easement purchases, preservation work, and other projects;

andin grant funds to WHEREAS, by carrying out her duties as natural resource planner with a great sense of purpose and commitment to the well-being of the community, Alison Teetor has helped to make Clarke County aea andwonRESOLVED wonderfulby placethe toHouse live,of work,Delegates, andThat playAlison forTeetor manyhereby futurebe generationscommended toon come;the occasionbe it of her retirement as natural resource planner of Clarke County;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Alison Teetor hereby be commended on the occasion of her retirement as natural resource planner of Clarke County;

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