HomeMy WebLinkAbout2372RESOLUTION NO. 2372
ARESOLUTION encouraging the State Legislature
to pass legislation authorizing the immediate
construction of three Jumbo Class Ferryboats.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Ferry System is an integral part
of a transportation network benefitting the citizens of the City of
Bremerton, and as such, provides economic, recreational, and
societal ties to the eastern shores of Puget Sound and its many
communities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is committed to the improvement
of transportation modes that reduce the need for automobile highway
travel; and
WHEREAS, studies have shown that there will be a substantial
increase in population growth on the west side of Puget Sound
during the decade of the '90s and following, thereby increasing the
need for improved transportation facilities; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Bremerton are concerned about the
growth of population and the need for environmental protection and
preservation of quality of life in "The Most Liveable City in
America" and believes that cross-sound ferry transportation is
particularly sensitive to those concerns; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature now has under
consideration a proposal to improve the cross-sound transportation
system by authorizing the construction of three new Jumbo Ferry
boats and that testimony before legislative committees has clearly
established that the boats" .... are needed, wanted, and can be
immediately used .... "in the system;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the City Council of the
City of Bremerton, representing the citizens of the City, requests
that the Washington State Legislature pass such legislation as may
be necessary during this 1992 Legislative Session so as to permit
the immediate construction of three Jumbo Class ferry boats, and
FURTHER, that legislators representing the
environs continue to exert their considerable influence in
obtaining this result.
PASSED unanimously in open meeting by the Bremerton City
Council this 8 day of JANUARY , 1992.
LYNN HORTON, President
APPROVED this 8 day of January, 1992.
LOUIS MENTOR, Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, City Clerk