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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-003 A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN SUPPORT OF THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HOLIDAY PARADE. WHEREAS, President Ronald Reagan signed federal legislation enacting the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday; and WHEREAS, this year, Dr. King's Holiday will be celebrated on January 19, 2009; and WHEREAS, during his lifetime, Dr. King's accomplishments are truly worthy of celebration: • In the eleven -year period between 1957 and 1968, Dr. King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times, appearing wherever there was injustice, protest, and action. Dr. King wrote five books as well as numerous articles. • He directed the peaceful march on Washington, D.C., of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his famous address, "I Have a Dream" • Dr. King was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963. • At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. WHEREAS, in order to celebrate his accomplishments, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee will hold a parade on January 19, 2009; and WHEREAS, the parade will begin at approximately 8:30 A.M. at the intersection of 17th Avenue and 37th Street and proceed west on 37h Street to U.S. 1; then north bound on U.S. 1 to Old Dixie Highway; then north on Old Dixie to 45th Street; then turning west on 45th Street to 43rd Avenue; then 43rd Avenue to Gifford Park; and WHEREAS, the parade will conclude at Gifford Park where speeches and additional activities will take place; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that: 1. The Board of County Commissioners supports the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday parade. 2. The Board proudly authorizes use of any County roads or sidewalks for the parade. 1