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BOOK 21 PAGE 974, <br />LEE COUNTY <br />n i, +i3 a, rv <br />Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br />RESOLUTION <br />WHEREAS, the O. T. Sloan Family has a long and distinguished record of supporting <br />public recreation programs in Lee County; and <br />WHEREAS, Mr. O. T. Sloan, Sr, served for many years on the Recreation Commission <br />of the City of Sanford, which was then the only such agency in the County; and <br />WHEREAS, Mr. Sloan, Sr. was an advocate for a countywide recreation program, which <br />came about when the City of Sanford phased out its program and conveyed its facilities to the <br />County; and <br />WHEREAS, interested citizens got a non-profit corporation chartered in 1968, which <br />later changed its name to Lee County Recreation Foundation, Inc. and in the same year <br />arranged through bank financing to purchase the Snipes Property known as Snipes Lumber <br />Company location; and <br />WHEREAS, in 1973 the Lee County Recreation Foundation. Inc. was able to retire its <br />debt on the Snipes Property, due in part to a significant contribution by Mr. Sloan, Sr., and <br />therefore conveyed to Lee County 43.3 acres, more or less, of the Snipes Property; and <br />WHEREAS, in recognition of Mr. O. T. Sloan, Sr.'s leadership in promoting public <br />recreational facilities and his financial support of such programs, the Lee County Recreation <br />Foundation, Inc. made its conveyance to Lee County subject to restrictions requiring the area <br />conveyed be known as O. T. Sloan Park and that it be used exclusively for park and <br />recreational purposes; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2007 Carol Sloan and husband, O. T. (Temple) Sloan, Jr., through the <br />Carol and Temple Sloan Foundation, made a gift to Lee County which enabled the County to <br />acquire 9.45 acres of land adjacent to the present O. T. Sloan Park as an addition thereto; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners is of the opinion that generosity in support of <br />public endeavors is an example of good citizenship and should be encouraged; and <br />WHEREAS, the actions of the Sloan Family will materially benefit the people of Lee <br />County for years to come and as the elected representatives of the people of Lee County it is <br />Iho Rnorri nf nnmmissioners to acknowledge appreciation for their gifts. <br />