SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 29

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED JUNE 3, 1996

 

 

By Senator CAFIERO

 

 

A Joint Resolution designating a portion of State Highway Route No. 47 as the "Nello Melini Memorial Highway."

 

Whereas, The late Nello Melini, of the City of Vineland in Cumberland County, was the owner and operator of the largest chick hatchery in the State of New Jersey, and was a major contributor to the spectacular post-World War II growth of the State's poultry industry; and

Whereas, In recognition of his leadership in the industry, Mr. Melini was elected by his colleagues to the presidency of the Jersey Chick Association and the Chairmanship of the Vineland Egg Festival, served as chairman of the Hatchery Division of the Northeastern Poultry Producers Council, and was designated the 1962 recipient of the Golden Egg Award; and

Whereas, Upon his retirement from thirty years as a poulterer, Mr. Melini undertook a second career, in public service, commencing in 1964 with his accession to the clerkship of the City of Vineland, continuing with his elevation in 1967 to the post of Cumberland County Treasurer, and including his tenure as leader of his political party in Cumberland County from 1969 to 1975, ending just three years before his death; now, therefore,

 

    Be It Resolved by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

    1. That portion of State Highway Route No. 47 which passes through the City of Vineland, Cumberland County, beginning at the intersection of Route 47 and Landis Avenue, at milepost 46.4, and extending northward past the intersection of Route 47 and Oak Road, to milepost 47.6, shall be designated the "Nello Melini Memorial Highway."

 

    2. The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to erect appropriate signs bearing that name.

 

    3. This joint resolution shall take effect immediately.


STATEMENT

 

    This joint resolution designates a portion of State Highway Route No. 47, in the City of Vineland in Cumberland County, as the "Nello Melini Memorial Highway," in recognition of the late Mr. Melini's contributions to and prominence in the State poultry industry, and his many years of public service in both the city and the county.

 

 

                             

 

Designates portion of Route 47 as the "Nello Melini Memorial Highway."