HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolutions (R-72-23)-02/26/1972
TOWN OF COLLEYVILLE
RESOLUTION R-72-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING INTERVENTION IN ITS BEHALF, IN CAUSE NO. 71-H-983
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
TEXAS. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THE WALLISVILLE
AND TRINITY RIVER PROJECTS.
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, the City of Co11eyvi11e has for many years
supported the full implementation of the Trinity River Master
Plan as proposed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
and the Trinity River Authority of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the completion of the Trinity River Master Plan
~i11 greatly benefit the people of the City of Col1eyvi11e; and
WHEREAS, a lawsuit has been filed in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Texas as Cause No.
71-H-983 and styled Sierra Club, et ale v. Froeh1ke, et a1,
for the purpose of halting permanently two important elements
of the Trinity River Master Plan, to-wit:
(1) the Wa11isville Project, which is now
under construction in Chambers County, Texas
and which is Fifty-One Percent (51%) complete;
and
(2) the Trinity River Project, which is now
being designed; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of
Col1eyvi11e that it intervene in said lawsuit in order to
support the continuation of the Wallisvil1e and Trinity River
Projects .'
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE THAT James A. McMullen III, A Fort Worth atty.
be authorized and is hereby directed:
(1) to file a motion for leave to intervene
in behalf of the City of Co1leyvi11e as a party
defendant in Cause No. 71-H-983 and styled
S1erra Club. et a1. v. Froeh1ke~ et a1. in
the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Texas; and
(2) to do all things necessary to support
and carry forward such intervention.
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Resolution R-72-23
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS
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THE CITY OF COLLEYVILL
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ANICE L. STEWARD, CITY SECRErARY