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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS, THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY

TOURISM COUNCIL, AND TROOP 3 OF THE NARRAGANSETT COUNCIL OF THE BOY

SCOUTS OF AMERICA ON THE OPENING OF RIVER ISLAND CAMPGROUND

     Introduced By: Senator Elizabeth A. Crowley

     Date Introduced: June 25, 2013

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, On a small island, nestled on the Blackstone River, in the tiny urban City of

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Central Falls, a unique concept, conceived in the spirited exchanges of Leadership Central Falls

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and nurtured by optimism and determination, came to fruition on June 14th of 2013, when the

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River Island Campground opened for its inaugural season of campfires and cookouts, sleeping

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under the stars, and communing with nature; and 

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     WHEREAS, River Island Campground is the very first urban campground in Rhode

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Island and only the 5th in the United States.  Located adjacent to River Island Park, the 4.5 acres

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of sublimely serene wilderness were developed through a collaboration among the City of Central

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Falls, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, and Troop 3 of the Narragansett Council of the

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Boy Scouts of America; and

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     WHEREAS, Usage of the facilities will be closely monitored, with camping open to

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organized groups such as the Boy and Girl Scouts, the YMCA and YWCA, the Boys & Girls

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Clubs, and local fish and rod clubs; and  

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     WHEREAS, While lions and tigers and bears will most likely not be spotted at the River

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Island Campground, fun, fishing, and great times will be clearly visible and readily available;

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now, therefore be it 

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby congratulates Mayor James Diossa and the City of Central Falls, James Toomey and the

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Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, and the Boy Scouts of Troop 3 on the opening of the first

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Rhode Island urban campground, River Island Campground; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to James Toomey, Coordinator, Sustainable

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Tourism Laboratory, Blackstone Valley Tourism Council.

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