HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolutions (R-73-57)-02/13/1973
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RRSCLUT IeN IN SUPPC~T OF THF. TRINITY RIVER ImL'l' I-PUHPC8"R
C:IA t,J~JRT) PROJECT
HHEB.7AS, the comprehens i ve development of the Trinity
River will produce for our area su~stantial economic growth, job
opportunities, flood control, fresh water supply, recreation,
pollut 10n control, soil conservation and lanel use manap.;ement;
and
H'9:ERFAS, the U. S. Corp of Engineers, utilizing stern, con-
servative criteria, has certified that the naviga~le Trinity
River will produce to the oeople of our area economic benefits
of at least-J~1.50 for every~i.OO invested; and
H:-IEREAS, local funds, to ~e acta ineo from the s2,le of ad
valorem tax revenue ~onds, are necessary to provide approximately
one-sixth (1/6) of the estimated )1.2 billion cost of the total
project; and
1;lf1ERfTAS, every consideration has been and should continue tj
be talcen in the design and construction of the project to insure
the highest environmental standards,
NOli!, T'IERSFC'RF., the City Counc il of the City of Colleyville:
1. heartily supports and endorses the cOI'1prehensive develop-
ment of the Trinity Hi ver, upon the convict ion that such \>J ill be
in the ~est interest of the people in the Trinity River 3asin,
~oth environmentally and economically, and
2. urges our local citizenty and those throughout the
Trinity River Basin to overwhelmingly approve the approximately
t150 million ~ond proposal and the tax levy authorization at the
lJ I,rarch, 1973 B1a:ction.
Mfl'lrlidcltf$N ADOPTED this .Jl.-. day of February, 1973.
CD.'Y OF CCLLEYVILL!:':, TEXAS 760J!*
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