(A) The last full weekend of July, 1989, and annually thereafter, is declared as a local historical observance in honor of General Anson Mills.
(B) It is the wish of the Town Council that local groups, including the Society for the Preservation of the town’s Native American heritage and others, will present programs and local events to promote understanding and pride to the town and those who helped establish it.
(C) General Anson Mills was born at the end of Lost Road (Evans Road) on August 31, 1834, and gave the town its first complete water and sewage system as well as the two memorial fountains which are no longer present. General Mills approached the board of trustees on October 14, 1908, about installing a water system. General Mills had found that many elderly people were contracting some unknown illness. At his expense, it was discovered that the soil conditions led to pollution in the wells. General Mills also requested and paid for the erection of two fountains in memory of his parents. The Mills’ memorial fountains were a source of beauty until their demise due to the state highway. The total cost of the system for water and sewage and the fountains was $15,000.
(D) It is the hope of the Town Council and organizations such as SPIH that a weekend in honor of a man whose devotion to the people of the town led to great community advances will be shared by others and will foster pride in the community and perhaps inspire public projects by others.
(1995 Code, § 2-2) (Res. 1989-3, passed 3-12-1989)