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SCR-38 Francis B. Mathews Memorial Rest Area.(2001-2002)

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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 38
CHAPTER 110

Relative to the Francis B. Mathews Memorial Rest Area.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  September 17, 2001. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SCR 38, Johannessen. Francis B. Mathews Memorial Rest Area.
This measure would designate a specified roadside rest area on State Highway Route 299 in Trinity County, between the communities of Salyer and Hawkins Bar, as the Francis B. Mathews Memorial Rest Area.
This measure also would direct the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate plaques and markers, consistent with signing requirements for the state highway system, showing that special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect these plaques and markers.
WHEREAS, Francis B. Mathews was a well respected attorney and community leader in Trinity and Humboldt Counties for over 50 years, and also was a real estate developer, logger, builder, fishing boat and marina owner; and
WHEREAS, Although Francis B. Mathews was known largely for his representation of timber, logging, and sawmill companies, his pro bono services and dedication to the citizens of Trinity and Humboldt Counties and the Hoopa and Yurok Indian tribes were well known throughout the region; and
WHEREAS, Francis B. Mathews’ reputation for integrity and his dedication to community endeavors were unsurpassed; and
WHEREAS, An Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, Francis B. Mathews sat on the scout council and was an active fundraiser and contributor to the scouting programs in Trinity and Humboldt Counties; and
WHEREAS, Francis B. Mathews was also dedicated to his country, having served in the Army Air Corps during World War II; and
WHEREAS, Francis B. Mathews was instrumental in the founding of Trinity Village at Hawkins Bar in Trinity County, a large planned community built upon reclaimed land; and
WHEREAS, Francis B. Mathews was a naturalist and lifetime birdwatcher who donated his entire bird book collection of over 3,000 books to California State University, Humboldt; and
WHEREAS, There is an unnamed roadside rest area on Highway 299 in Trinity County, near Trinity Village, that would be a fitting memorial to Francis B. Mathews; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the unnamed rest area on Highway 299 in Trinity County, which is approximately midway between the communities of Hawkins Bar and Salyer, be redesignated the Francis B. Mathews Memorial Rest Area; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate plaques and markers, consistent with signing requirements for the state highway system, showing the special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those plaques and markers; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director of Transportation.