07 LC 96
2785
House
Resolution 857
By:
Representatives Lunsford of the
110th,
Keen of the
179th,
Ehrhart of the
36th,
Richardson of the
19th,
and O’Neal of the
146th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
J. T. Williams and inviting him to appear before the House of Representatives;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
J. T. Williams has developed seven prominent golf courses and communities in
Georgia and Florida that have hosted a number of high caliber events, including
20 PGA Tournaments and 21 LPGA Tournaments; and
WHEREAS,
prior to developing golf courses, he was a CPA who worked for Price Waterhouse
in New York City, and he achieved the highest all-time score on the Florida CPA
Exam on his first sitting; and
WHEREAS,
since moving to Georgia, he has demonstrated his commitment to public service by
accepting appointments to major boards by Governor Zell Miller, Governor Roy
Barnes, Speaker Tom Murphy, and Governor Sonny Perdue, including the State Board
of Education, the North Georgia Metropolitan Water Board, Governor Perdue's Task
Force on Congestion Mitigation, the Georgia Department of Transportation, the
Atlanta Regional Commission, and the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority,
where he is chairman of Projects and Planning; and
WHEREAS,
in Henry County, he served two terms as chairman of the Henry Chamber of
Commerce, receiving the Herman Talmadge Visionary Award in honor of his quality
instrumental leadership in transforming Henry County into one of the fastest
growing counties in the United States, and in Rabun County, he serves with equal
distinction on the Development Authority and as chairman of the Convention and
Visitors Board; and
WHEREAS,
his Waterfall Country Club golf course was recognized by
Pinnacle
Living magazine as the “Most
Spectacular Golf Course in the Southern Mountains” and is ranked every
year as one of the “Five Best of the Best Private Courses” in
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
he has sponsored a number of projects to preserve Georgia's natural resources,
including the installation of a state of the art private municipal wastewater treatment plant to serve the Waterfall community and help preserve Lake Burton and other surrounding resources; and
including the installation of a state of the art private municipal wastewater treatment plant to serve the Waterfall community and help preserve Lake Burton and other surrounding resources; and
WHEREAS,
he has donated millions of dollars of land for schools, excess right of ways,
and other governmental uses; and
WHEREAS,
his actions have brought honor to the State of Georgia and the United
States.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize J. T. Williams, commend his numerous outstanding
accomplishments, and invite him to appear before this body on a date and time
designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to J. T.
Williams.