County of Guilford issued the following announcement on Nov. 14.
It’s Official! Gibsonville Town Hall is now the “Leonard M. Williams Municipal Building”. Guilford County Board of Commissioners Chairman Melvin “Skip” Alston and At-Large Commissioner Kay Cashion joined Mayor Williams and the @Town of Gibsonville, NC for the dedication and presented a copy of the official Resolution, which read in part:
“WHEREAS, it is this Board’s honor to celebrate the service and accomplishments of our friend, and great leader of the Town of Gibsonville, Leonard Mac Williams; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Williams brought his indispensable expertise and clarity of purpose to Guilford County and Gibsonville when he was elected to the town Board of Aldermen in 1993 and was subsequently elected as the first African-American Mayor of the Town Gibsonville in 2001; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Williams has created a legacy of unwavering respect and independent-mindedness from his peers as he has demonstrated exemplary public service during his career. He has achieved many accomplishments and accolades as Mayor; including, building a $1.1 million-dollar Community Center without a tax increase and increasing Gibsonville’s housing and population numbers. In 2017, Mayor Williams received the Order of the Longleaf Pine -the highest honor the State Governor can bestow on a citizen and was most recently awarded the Grady Hunter Regional Excellence Award honoring those who have dedicated their lives to improving their community; and
WHEREAS, on August 15, 2022, the Town of Gibsonville Board of Alderman voted unanimously to rededicate the Gibsonville Town Hall as the “Leonard M. Williams Municipal Building” for his dedicated service and accomplishments to the community.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Guilford County Board of Commissioners supports the Town of Gibsonville in the rededicating their Town Hall in honor of Mayor Leonard M. Williams and we celebrate in the honoring of our friend “Lenny” whose achievements as a soldier, public servant, community leader and patriarch of his family exemplifies his status as one whose contributions make this country extraordinary; and we join in thanking him for his many years of service and commitment to the Town of Gibsonville and the entire Guilford County community.
Original source can be found here.
