Proc. 2010-13 Huntsville Cultural District Day 11-12-09PROCLAMATION
N0,a 2010-13
WHEREAS the City of Huntsville works in cultural partnerships with local businesses and
organizations, artists, museums, and educational entities including Sam Houston State
University and Huntsville Independent School District; and
WHEREAS the Huntsville City Council has supported the request to the Texas Commission on the
Arts for a cultural district in Huntsville, with the historic downtown at the core; and
WHEREAS the Cultural District will be anchored by the Eastham- Thomason Park, Oakwood
Cemetery, the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, the Samuel Walker Houston Cultural
Center, the Wynne Home Arts Center and other significant Huntsville landmarks; and
WHEREAS the Huntsville Cultural District can enhance economic activity and development, spur
public investment, develop tourism, complement other public and private
redevelopment efforts, create interest inside and outside the community, and provide a
unified vision for the arts, culture, and entertainment in Huntsville; and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Huntsville desires to support and participate in the
development and governance of the new Huntsville Cultural District,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TTHEREBYPROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as
Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
November 12, 2009
be declared: "Huntsville Cultural District Day"
in the City of Huntsville and call upon our citizens to join in the celebration of this
monumental achievement and to acknowledge its special meaning to our
community.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 12th day of November, 2009.
J. Turner, Mayor