Resolution 101-1990
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Commissioner Wilhelmina G. Harvey
RESOLUTION NO. lOl -1990
'YU FEB 2(A fMS&UTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING
A GAZEBO TO BE BUILT AT WEST MARTELLO TOWER/JOE
ALLEN GARDEN CENTER BY THE KEY WEST GARDEN CLUB
tc'lOHF~ AND TO BE DESIGNATED THE HELEN LEVITT MEMORIAL
GAZEBO.
WHEREAS, Helen Levitt was a leader of the cultural community
of Key West, and
WHEREAS, Helen Levitt was an active and long-time member of
the Key West Garden Club, and she was known and respected for her
knowledge of horticulture, and
WHEREAS, Helen Levitt was a guide to the Peggy Mills Garden
and knew the botanical names of all the plants, and
WHEREAS, Mel Levitt wishes to donate funds to the Key West
Garden Club, up to $5,000.00, to build a gazebo to the memory of
his wife, Helen Levitt, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, as follows:
Section 1. The Board authorizes a gazebo to be built at
West Martello Tower/Joe Allen Garden Center by the Key West
Garden Club. No County money will be used to build the gazebo as
it will be funded by Me1 Levitt for up to $5,000.00. The gazebo
will be maintained by the Garden Club for the use of the general
public.
Section 2.
The Board designates the gazebo as the
Helen Levitt Memorial Gazebo in memory of the many contributions
that Helen Levitt made to the Key West Garden Club and to the
cultural community of Key West.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on
the l.RtI._ day of ;:::1. I-II..I-j . 1990.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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