HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-232RESOLUTION NO. 14-232
A RESOLUTION HONORING STEVEN J. FOUSEK FOR HIS FAITHFUL AND DEDICATED SERVICE
TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND FOR HIS
OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP THROUGH HIS MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRESERVING
ST. LUCIE COUNTY'S NATURAL AREAS BY DEDICATING AND NAMING PALEO PRESERVE
AS THE "STEVEN J. FOUSEK NATURAL AREA" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Mr. Steven J. Fousek graduated from Virginia Tech with a BS Degree in Forestry.
2. Steven "Steve" Fousek began working in St. Lucie County in 1984 as the Urban Forester; and was
hired in 1996 as the Land Management Specialist for the Environmentally Significant Lands
Program.
3. Steven J. Fousek efficiently, competently, and untiringly served this Board, and the citizens of St.
Lucie County for nearly 30 years to further the public good by working towards the protection and
management of the County's natural resources.
4. During his tenure with the County, Steve was extremely instrumental in gathering voter support
for a $20 million environmentally significant lands bond referendum and grants that leveraged
the approved bond fund.
5. Notable achievements under his tenure include levying the voter -approved bond fund dollars with
multiple other funding programs to acquire $78 million worth of land, resulting in the preservation
of over 9,000 acres of environmentally significant lands in St. Lucie County located on more than
25 sites, to be enjoyed by future generations of St. Lucie County.
6. Due to the untiring dedication by Steven J. Fousek to St. Lucie County, this Board believes that
Mr. Fousek should be honored in a very special way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in a meeting assembled this 16th day of December, 2014 that
the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, does hereby honor Steven J. Fousek for
his years of faithful service to the St. Lucie County Environmentally Significant Lands Program, for his
faithful and dedicated service to the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida and for
exemplifying outstanding citizenship through his major contributions to our Natural Areas by dedicating
and naming Paleo Preserve on Carlton Road as the "Steven J. Fousek Natural Area" in St. Lucie County,
Florida.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution shall be presented to Steven J. Fousek as
a token of this Board's appreciation.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 16th day of December, 2014.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LU CONTYXFRI
BY:
Chair
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County