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A RESOLUTIOi{ EXPRESSING <br />OF THE CITY ~c,~n~ <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Federal and State officials have proposed a <br />substantial westward expansion of the Craney Island Land Fill; <br />and - <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, such an expansion would seriously degrade <br />th~ property values and desirability of adjacent neighborhoods; <br /> <br />area <br />and create numerous other social and economic problems. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE; BE iT RESOLVED by the Council of the <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that this body firmly and nD. equi- <br />vocally expresses its strong and continuing opposition to any <br />expansion of the Craney Island Land Fill, since such an expan- <br />smon is certain to have disastrous consequences for the City of <br />Portsmouth; and <br /> <br /> WheREAS, the proposed enlargement of the land fill <br />would exacerbate P~rtsmouth's existing tax base difficulties <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTbLER RESOLVED that appropriate Federal and <br />Suave of~lclals are hereby earnestly requested to thorouchlv <br />review all plans for such proposed expansion, g~vin fuli c~n <br />sl~eration to the legitimate interests of <br />and <br /> <br />uh~ City of Portsmouth; <br /> <br /> re u B~ IT FURTm~R ~ ~ - ~ <br /> ~ ..... R~OLYED tha~ Fe~erai and State officials <br />are q ested to repeal ana withdraw any previous approval that <br />~y have been granted to such project; and - <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ~hat the City Clerk be, and he <br />hereby is, directed, to forward certified copies of this resolu- <br />tion to all cognlzant public o~flc~als. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Vir- ~ <br />gznma, at a meeting held May 14, 1974. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />