HomeMy WebLinkAbout2343RESOLUTION NO. 2343
A RESOLUTION OF THE BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL
RECOGNIZING THE QUALITY AND IMPORTANCE OF
NAVAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE MEN AND
WOMEN OF THE NAVAL AIR STATION, WHIDBEY
ISLAND AND SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE
CITY OF OAK HARBOR AND ITS CITIZENS TO
RETAIN THE NAVAL AIR STATION, WHIDBEY
ISLAND.
WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council recognizes that the
City of Bremerton and Oak Harbor are shipmates in a world
wide Navy community which maintains strong traditions of
mutual support and a singularity of purpose -- to provide
the highest levels of fleet support in order to ensure
that the United States Navy has the best possible
resources to support its defense mission and the
necessary sea power to ensure freedom of the seas; and,
WHEREAS, fleet and naval support requirements in the Puget Sound
Region require comprehensive, nearby shore establishment
support for ships, weapon systems and aircraft; and,
WHEREAS, both the Cities of Bremerton and Oak Harbor have
devoted decades of resources and patriotic effort to
support and maintain the ships and aircraft of the fleet;
and,
WHEREAS, this dedication of the men and women of the Pacific
Northwest has resulted in the establishment of a
reputation for quality, craftsmanship and efficiency
which is unrivaled; and,
WHEREAS, the Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island is strategically
located on the Straits of Juan de Fuca and the entrance
to Puget Sound and is the only significant naval air
facility between Alaska and California to'proVide for
fleet support, warfare operations and coastal defense;
and,
WHEREAS, the Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island is co-located in
the Puget Sound Region with a world class defense-
industrial complex that is not surpassed in its
availability of aircraft technology and support
industries; and,
WHEREAS, the presence of naval air is necessarily and properly
increasing in the Puget Sound area, the demand for naval
air shore support facilities of even greater
importance; Now Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The City of Bremerton recognizes the decades of
sustained quality support of naval air operations by the men and
women of the Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island and the Citizens
of Oak Harbor; and,
2. The strategic location of the Naval Air Station, Whidbey
Island with respect to the mission of the U.S. Navy, location of
fleet air platforms, and presence of a major aircraft related
defense-industrial support base, clearly indicate the Naval Air
Station, Whidbey Island should be retained; and,
3. The City of Bremerton will provide all assistance and
support that it can to the City of Oak Harbor and its Citizens
during this period of strife and in the future.
'Passed this 8th day of May, 1991.
Lynn Horton, President
Bremerton City Council
Attest:
Kathleen McCluskey
City Clerk