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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED July 8, 1997
97-171 ADOPTED July 8, 1997
NAMING THE TOWN OF LEESBURG WATER FILTRATION PLANT IN
MEMORY OF KENNETH B. ROLLINS
WHEREAS, the month of July, 1997, marks the 14th anniversary of the dedication of the
Town of Leesburg Potomac River Water Filtration Plant, where, Mr. Rollins served as the keynote
speaker; and
WHEREAS, former Mayor Kenneth B. Rollins was a leader in the town's efforts to establish
the Potomac River as the public water supply source for the town; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rollins served as Mayor of Leesburg from 1963 to 1973 and from 1978 to
1982, and as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1973 to 1976 and from 1982 until his
death in 1988; and
WHEREAS, this Council would like to recognize Mr. Rollins' contributions by naming the
plant in his honor during the 14m anniversary of the opening of the facility.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that the
Mayor and Council hereby designate the Leesburg water treatment facility as the Kenneth B. Rollins
Memorial Water Filtration Plant and establish July 26, 1997, as the date for a dedication ceremony.
PASSED this 8th day of July .1997.
em, Mayor
eesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
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