Georgia CommonsSR 883: Roswell Arts Festival; celebrate 60th anniversary
Last action March 3, 2026 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution honors the 60th anniversary of the Roswell Arts Festival, recognizing its decades of fundraising for the city's parks and cultural facilities.
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In plain language
This resolution from the Georgia Senate celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Roswell Arts Festival, a volunteer-run event founded as North Fulton County's first arts festival. The resolution recounts how the festival has raised more than $1 million over six decades for public parks, recreation facilities, and cultural spaces in the City of Roswell, including contributions to Roswell Area Park, East Roswell Park, the Visual Arts Center, and Chattahoochee River land preservation. The resolution does not change any law or provide funding itself. It formally states that the Senate celebrates the festival's anniversary and wishes it continued success, and it directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and press.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes and celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Roswell Arts Festival on behalf of the Georgia Senate.
- States the Senate's recognition of the festival's more than $1 million in contributions to Roswell's parks and cultural facilities over 60 years.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
- Does not create any new law, funding, or ongoing obligation; it is a ceremonial statement rather than binding legislation.
Who it affects
The resolution mainly concerns the City of Roswell, its residents, and the volunteers and organizers behind the Roswell Arts Festival. It also touches Roswell's parks and recreation system, which has received festival funding over the decades.
Why it matters
While the resolution has no legal effect, it publicly documents and honors decades of community fundraising that helped build parks, athletic fields, and cultural venues in Roswell, giving official state recognition to a long-running local institution.
Key provisions
- The resolution's whereas clauses recount the festival's founding 60 years ago as North Fulton County's first arts festival and its role funding park improvements.
- It credits festival proceeds with over $1 million toward Roswell parks and facilities, including Roswell Area Park, Grimes Bridge Park, and Chattahoochee River land preservation.
- The resolved clause has the Senate celebrate the anniversary and wish the festival continued success.
- A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
From the bill
“the Roswell Arts Festival was founded 60 years ago by a group of civic-minded residents, becoming the first arts festival in North Fulton County”
“the Roswell Arts Festival has contributed more than $1 million toward the development, expansion, and enhancement of Roswell's public parks, recreational facilities, cultural assets, and community spaces”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- John Albers (R, SD-056)
- Jason T. Dickerson (R, SD-021)
- Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
- Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)
Topics
- Roswell
- arts festival
- parks and recreation
- Georgia Senate resolution