FY2013-27 Expressing Support to Rename the Kodiak State Airport to Benny Benson Kodiak State Airport Introduced by Borough Manager
Requested by: Jay Barrett/Borough
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2 Drafted by: Borough Clerk/Jay Barrett
3 Introduced on: 03/07/2013
4 Adopted on: 03/07/2013
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7 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
8 RESOLUTION NO. FY 2013 -27
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10 A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
11 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR RENAMING THE STATE AIRPORT IN KODIAK
12 AFTER BENNY BENSON IN OBSERVANCE OF HIS CENTENARY
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14 WHEREAS, Mr. John Ben Benson Jr. (Benny Benson) was born in Chignik, Alaska on
15 October 12, 1913; and
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17 WHEREAS, Benny Benson, at the age of 13, designed the Alaska flag for the territory of
18 Alaska choosing the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) and the North Star for his symbols. He
19 described his choices: "The blue field is for the Alaska sky and the forget -me -not, an
20 Alaska Flower. The North Star is for the future state of Alaska, the most northerly of the
21 union. The dipper is for the Great Bear symbolizing strength." His sentiments are echoed in
22 the State song; and
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24 WHEREAS, Benny moved to Seattle in 1936 and enrolled in the Hemphill Diesel
25 Engineering School for diesel engine repair. He moved to Kodiak in the 1950s and Kodiak
26 is where he resided and spent most of his adult life working in the aviation industry; and
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28 WHEREAS, it is most appropriate to honor Benny Benson on the 100 anniversary of
29 his birth by renaming the Kodiak State Airport to Benny Benson Kodiak State Airport.
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31 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK
32 ISLAND BOROUGH urges the State of Alaska which has the power and authority to
33 rename State properties to rename the Kodiak State Airport to the Benny Benson Kodiak
34 State Airport.
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36 ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
37 THIS SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, 2013
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39 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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43 ATT ST: Jere e M. Selby, ;oro v • tr
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47 Nova M. Javier, MMC, B.fj:ugh Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. FY2013 -27
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