Senate Resolution No. 699

BY: Senator GRIFFO

COMMEMORATING the 70th Anniversary of Clinton
Tractor & Implement Co. in 2023

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize the
achievements of those individuals and businesses which substantially
contribute to the economic vitality of their communities and the entire
Empire State; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. in
2023; and

WHEREAS, In 1953, the Calidonna Brothers, Dominick, Frank, and John,
opened Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. as a response to a newspaper
advertisement seeking a farm machinery dealer to serve the agriculture
industry of Clinton, New York and surrounding communities; and

WHEREAS, Initially, the founding brothers were representatives of
Triad Tractor, a Ford farm and industrial equipment distributor in
Yorkville, New York; in 1959, they saw an opportunity to move the
business to Clinton, New York; and

WHEREAS, The business flourished and additions were made to the
store in 1959, 1970, 1982, 1999, 2010, and most recently in 2013 with
the complete renovation of their inside showroom; and

WHEREAS, Presently, John's children, John, Regina, Chris, and Becky,
along with several third-generation family members, own and operate the
business with an enduring commitment to customer service; and

WHEREAS, Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. is notorious for their
exceptional business practices, from parts and service to sales and
management; the company has been honored with New Holland's President's
Prestige Award and Ferris Industries' New York State Dealer of the Year;
and

WHEREAS, The success of Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. is in direct
correlation to the efforts the Calidonna family, and stakeholders, whose
involvement is, and always has been, characterized by an impressive
commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of
excellence in all endeavors on behalf of the company and the population
it serves; and

WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that this Legislative Body
acknowledges this exceptional business and its contributions to the
local and State economies, fully confident that it will continue to
enjoy the sparkling successes it has experienced thus far and serve the
needs of the agriculture, construction, landscape, and consumer
industries in the Mohawk Valley; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. in
2023; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Clinton Tractor & Implement Co.