SM 85 — "BERNALILLO COUNTY DAY"

SENATE MEMORIAL 85 54TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIO, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Sander Rue 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL DECLARING FEBRUARY 19, 2019 "BERNALILLO COUNTY DAY" IN THE SENATE.

145 WHEREAS, Bernalillo county is rich in history and culture and is located in central New Mexico, stretching from the east mountain area of the Sandia mountains to the volcano cliffs on e t 17 the west mesa;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, Bernalillo county was founded in 1852 as an = = 19 a l agricultural community based on eight original land grants;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, Bernalillo county's official seal depicts eight a t m m 21 sheep representing the original land grants;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, Bernalillo county designated BernCo Bernie, the c e s k 23 sheep, as the official spokes-sheep for quality of life e a n b 24 outreach initiatives in the county;

and u [ WHEREAS, Bernalillo county consists of one thousand one .213981.1 hundred sixty-six square miles and is the most populous county in New Mexico with more than six hundred seventy-six thousand residents;

and SM 85 WHEREAS, Bernalillo county holds government Page 1 accountability in high esteem and is transparent and a good steward of taxpayer dollars;

and WHEREAS, Bernalillo county offers numerous services, outstanding parks, recreation and open space facilities, and is e e 17 the steward of the cultural assets within its boundaries;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, Bernalillo county is a driver of economic = = l ] 19 development, land use and development in central New Mexico;

a l r i 20 and t e a t WHEREAS, since 2012, the Bernalillo county commission has m m 21 e d r e 22 supported fifty-five projects that have created more than four c e r c 23 thousand eight hundred forty-four new permanent jobs and five e a n b 24 thousand four hundred twenty-seven construction jobs and has u [ invested more than nine hundred forty-one million dollars .213981.1 - 2 - ($941,000,000) into the local economy;

and SM 85 Page 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to the board of commissioners of Bernalillo county.

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