SR883: SR883 Roswell Arts Festival; celebrate 60th anniversary

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate marking the 60th anniversary of the Roswell Arts Festival, a community event founded by local residents that became the first arts festival in North Fulton County. The resolution recounts the festival's history of raising money for public recreation and park improvements in Roswell. It states the festival has contributed more than $1 million over 60 years toward parks, recreational facilities, and cultural spaces, including land purchases, athletic fields, and community buildings like the Visual Arts Center. The Senate resolves to celebrate the anniversary and wish the festival continued success, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

• Formally recognizes and celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Roswell Arts Festival on behalf of the Georgia Senate.
• Documents the festival's history of funding more than $1 million in park and recreation improvements in the City of Roswell.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies of the resolution available for distribution to the public and press.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition.

The resolution primarily concerns the Roswell Arts Festival organization, its volunteers and organizers, and the City of Roswell's parks and recreation system. It has no direct legal or financial effect on other Georgians or state agencies.

While the resolution carries no legal or funding consequences, it is a formal public acknowledgment by the Georgia Senate of a local festival's decades-long role in supporting Roswell's parks, recreation facilities, and cultural institutions, and it provides an official record for public distribution.

• A series of 'whereas' clauses describes the festival's 60-year history, its founding, and its role funding parks and cultural facilities in Roswell.
• Recites specific contributions, such as over $1 million in funding, land acquisitions for Roswell Area Park and Grimes Bridge Park, and preservation of 38 acres along the Chattahoochee River.
• The resolving clause states the Senate 'celebrates' the anniversary and extends best wishes for continued success.
• A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2026-03-03Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-02-26Senate Hopper (Senate)

• John Albers (R, SD-056)Primary sponsor
• Jason T. Dickerson (R, SD-021)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)

• Roswell
• local festivals
• parks and recreation
• community organizations
• legislative resolutions