HomeMy WebLinkAbout06111 RES - 04/05/1961CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI E
STATE OF TEXAS j
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PADRE ISLAND
NATIONAL PARK
WHEREAS, there is presently pending before the Congress of the
United States and the Legislature of the State of Texas, various bills
providing for and approving the establishment of a National Seashore
upon Padre Island located near to the City of Corpus Christi and;
WHEREAS, in the recent city elections held in Corpus Christi on
April 4, 1961, all three tickets campaigning for election to office of
Mayor and City Council unanimously supported the creation of said
National Seashore upon Padre Island in the length of approximately 88
miles and;
WHEREAS, the creation of such a National Seashore would be in
the public interest in the preservation of the great seashore and wilderness
areas of the United States for the public;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City
Council of the City of Corpus Christi join other public bodies and
governmental units in support of the Padre Island National Seashore, and
that such National Seashore be approximately 88 miles in length, as presently
contemplated by bills in Congress of the United States and the Legislature
of the State of Texas, and that a copy of this resolution be furnished by the
City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi to the appropriate federal
and state agencies and to the United States Senators and Congressmen of
the State of Texas.
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ADOPTED THIS day of /ZeL 1961, by
Mayor and City Coun,41:
Be Donald, Nl/ 7
r L. Bar d, Commissioner W. J. 5erts, (Co D si er
Jose DeLeon, Coamissioner /James H. Young, Co—.i.s inner /
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