HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-199 RESOLUTION NO. 23-199
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF NAMING THE NEW SR A1A NORTH CAUSEWAY
BRIDGE OVER THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY AS THE E. C. SUMMERLIN
FAMILY BRIDGE IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, desires to pay
tribute to and recognize the E. C. Summerlin Family's historical, cultural, economic, environmental,
and charitable contributions to St. Lucie County and the Treasure Coast area.
2. The E. C. Summerlin Family were 1888 pioneer settlers of what is now St. Lucie
County and they have contributed to St. Lucie County for 135 years. They are one of the Treasure
Coast's most beloved families.
3. The Summerlin Family members are active and prominent figures in the
preservation of Florida and the Treasure Coast's lands and waters, flora and fauna.
4. St. Lucie County recognizes their dedication to promoting, preserving, and
protecting the history of St. Lucie County.
5. Family members manage and protect the State's waterways, and especially the
Indian River Lagoon and Atlantic Ocean, as one of the County's first bridge tenders, as fishermen
and fishing guides, as members of various waterway governance boards, and as teachers in the
County school system.
6. St. Lucie County recognizes the Summerlin Family's generosity and kindness to the
residents and visitors to St. Lucie County and their involvement in helping to establish some of the
early churches of this County and their continued charitable contributions to those in need.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida, hereby supports the State of Florida naming the new SR A1A North Causeway Bridge over
the Intercoastal Waterway in St. Lucie County as the E.C. Summerlin Family Bridge in recognition
of the many contributions the E.C. Summerlin Family has made in the past and continues to
provide.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 17th day of October, 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: ST. LUCrIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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