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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
September 19, 2012
To recognize, honor, and express our overwhelming gratitude to Tony Cibel, owner of Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place at Georgetown’s Washington Harbour, for his years of dedicated service and many contributions to the citizens and the city of Washington, D.C.
WHEREAS, 25 years ago, Tony Cibel and Joe Renaldi started Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place, located at Georgetown’s Washington Harbour;
WHEREAS, Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place opened at Georgetown’s Washington Harbour in 1987 and remains the only original restaurant still located at Georgetown’s Washington Harbour;
WHEREAS, Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place is family owned and operated with 3 generations currently managing and working in the establishment;
WHEREAS, in 2011, Tony and Joe’s was hardest hit in Georgetown flooding, sustaining the most damage of any area business impacted by the flood, being under more than 10 feet of water; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2012, Tony and Joe’s will celebrate its grand re-opening.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place Recognition Resolution of 2012".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia is immensely proud to recognize honor and express our overwhelming gratitude to Tony Cibel and welcomes Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place back to doing business in the District of Columbia.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
