HR77: Commending Alison Teetor.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 77
Commending Alison Teetor.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Alison Teetor, an esteemed natural resource planner who dedicated 31 years to the stewardship of Clarke County’s natural resources for the benefit of its residents and the environment, retired in December 2021; and

WHEREAS, originally from Washington, D.C., Alison Teetor earned a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology from Colorado State University and was briefly with the Colorado Division of Wildlife before moving to Clarke County to work at Shenandoah National Park as a Geographic Information System specialist; and

WHEREAS, Alison Teetor became Clarke County’s natural resource planner in 1991, serving as the locality’s expert on nature, land conservation, and water quality planning issues in the area, working tirelessly to ensure the preservation and sustainability of her community’s resources and its ecosystems; and

WHEREAS, Alison Teetor played a crucial role in the establishment of Clarke County’s Conservation Easement Authority, an initiative that has since protected over 8,700 acres of land and the plants and animals that live there; and

WHEREAS, Alison Teetor’s accomplishments as natural resource planner include leading projects in stream and watershed restoration, extending public sewer service to homes in Millwood, continually updating Clarke County’s Water Resources Plan, developing recycling initiatives, and administering Clarke County’s septic and well ordinances; and

WHEREAS, Alison Teetor has successfully raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funds to support conservation easement purchases, preservation work, and other projects; and

WHEREAS, by carrying out her duties as natural resource planner with a great sense of purpose and commitment to the well-being of the community, Alison Teetor has helped to make Clarke County a wonderful place to live, work, and play for many future generations to come; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Alison Teetor hereby be commended on the occasion of her retirement as natural resource planner of Clarke County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Alison Teetor as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth and best wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 77

Offered March 2, 2022
Commending Alison Teetor.
Patron-- Gooditis

WHEREAS, Alison Teetor, an esteemed natural resource planner who dedicated 31 years to the stewardship of Clarke County’s natural resources for the benefit of its residents and the environment, retired in December 2021; and

WHEREAS, originally from Washington, D.C., Alison Teetor earned a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology from Colorado State University and was briefly with the Colorado Division of Wildlife before moving to Clarke County to work at Shenandoah National Park as a Geographic Information System specialist; and

WHEREAS, Alison Teetor became Clarke County’s natural resource planner in 1991, serving as the locality’s expert on nature, land conservation, and water quality planning issues in the area, working tirelessly to ensure the preservation and sustainability of her community’s resources and its ecosystems; and

WHEREAS, Alison Teetor played a crucial role in the establishment of Clarke County’s Conservation Easement Authority, an initiative that has since protected over 8,700 acres of land and the plants and animals that live there; and

WHEREAS, Alison Teetor’s accomplishments as natural resource planner include leading projects in stream and watershed restoration, extending public sewer service to homes in Millwood, continually updating Clarke County’s Water Resources Plan, developing recycling initiatives, and administering Clarke County’s septic and well ordinances; and

WHEREAS, Alison Teetor has successfully raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funds to support conservation easement purchases, preservation work, and other projects; and

WHEREAS, by carrying out her duties as natural resource planner with a great sense of purpose and commitment to the well-being of the community, Alison Teetor has helped to make Clarke County a wonderful place to live, work, and play for many future generations to come; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Alison Teetor hereby be commended on the occasion of her retirement as natural resource planner of Clarke County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Alison Teetor as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth and best wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement.