PRINTER'S NO. 2716

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 430 Session of 2003

        INTRODUCED BY LEDERER, KELLER, JAMES, McGEEHAN, PALLONE, BAKER,
           BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, CAPPELLI, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA,
           CRUZ, DALLY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, FABRIZIO,
           FAIRCHILD, GEORGE, LESCOVITZ, MANN, PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROSS,
           SAINATO, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, TIGUE, TRUE, WALKO,
           WASHINGTON, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD AND BENNINGHOFF,
           OCTOBER 1, 2003

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           OCTOBER 1, 2003

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Encouraging the Philadelphia City Council to name the sports
     2     complex at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue the "Veterans
     3     Sports Complex" in honor of those who serve our nation around
     4     the world as well as those who have served.

     5     WHEREAS, The Philadelphia City Council had 30 years ago named
     6  Veterans Stadium in order to honor veterans of the Delaware
     7  Valley and this Commonwealth; and
     8     WHEREAS, With the impending closing of Veterans Stadium and
     9  sales of the naming rights to other individual stadiums, this
    10  tribute to veterans of our armed forces may soon be lost to
    11  current and future generations; and
    12     WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia will now have a world-class
    13  sports complex with no name at Broad Street and Pattison
    14  Avenues; and
    15     WHEREAS, All major sports, both collegiate and professional,
    16  will be played at the sports complex; and

     1     WHEREAS, Naming the sports complex "Veterans Sports Complex"
     2  will honor those who serve and those who have served and allow
     3  the individual stadiums within the complex to sell their naming
     4  rights; therefore be it
     5     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives strongly
     6  encourage the Philadelphia City Council to continue the
     7  commemoration of veterans through naming the sports complex the
     8  "Veterans Sports Complex"; and be it further
     9     RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent to Mayor
    10  John F. Street, each member of the Philadelphia City Council and
    11  the Pennsylvania State Senators and State Representatives from
    12  the five-county Philadelphia region, urging them to name the
    13  sports complex the "Veterans Sports Complex" in honor of our
    14  veterans.











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