Resolution 057-1961
RESOLUTION NO. 57 -1961
WHEREAS, our Divine Father has seen fit to remove from
this earth Qarence S. Higgs, and
WHEREAS, the said Clarence S. Higgs served Monroe County
as County Commissioner of the Third District, from 1945 until his
death, and
WHEREAS, during the years of tenure of service he was a
most faithful and conscientious public servant, always working to the
betterment and improvement of Monroe County, and
WHEREAS, it was through his untiring efforts as Chairman
of the County's Building and Grounds Committee that the Monroe
County Beach and the White Street Pier were constructed and are
today two of this Countyts main recreational attractions, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Monroe County
Beach shall from this day be officially named Clarence S. Higgs Beach,
and the White Street Pier shall be officially named Clarence S. Higgs
Pier in commemoration of the service this public official rendered
in behalf of these two recreational centers.
August 1st
, 1961.
Dated
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