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RESOLUTION COM~ENqDING THE EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION <br />OF THE FIRST LOWER ~DDLE INCOME HOUSING PROJECT IN VIRGINIA, EBenEZER <br />PLAZA. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Ebenezer ~aptist Church under the leadership <br /> of its distinguised Pastor, the Reverend Harvey N. Jo~hnson, Sr., under- <br /> took to construct Ebenezer Plaza, the first apartment project to <br /> provide housing for lower middle income families in Virginia; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Ebenezer Plaza not only fulfilled a vital need for <br /> new and decent housim~ for the eastern part of Portsmouth, but also <br /> did much to improve and enhance the beauty of the City; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, many compliments have been received from visitors <br />~to bur City concerrdng this project. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br /> Portsmouth, Virginia, that the appreciation of the citizens of this <br /> City be hereby expressed and conveyed to the members of the Ebenezer <br /> Baptist Church and its Pastor, the Reverend Harvey N. Job~son, Sr. for <br /> the contribution that they have made to the beauty and welfare of the <br /> City of Portsmouth. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be <br /> presented to the Ebenezer Baptist Church and to its Pastor. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, <br /> at a meetL~g held June 10, 1969. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />