HomeMy WebLinkAbout767 ?J~AS, the City of Bremerton depends for its economic
life a~d existence upon the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and
WHSRE~, the co~mm~ity is largely afL~ected by the employ-
men~ in the Puget Sound Haval Shipyard, and
'~LtRE.%$, ~n~ Federal Defe~ase Program now being carried on
has caused and will cau~e an increase in the work load at -.the Puget
Sound Naval Shipyard, making it necessary to bring additional numbers
of worl~nen-bo ;~he co~m~unity and in order to properly provi, le housing
for said ..... .
..ror.,=, o and their families, housing facilities must be
greatly expanded, and
WHEP~3AS, it appears that private business or industry can
not quickly or properly provide the number of housi~?] units and that
private housing units of a permanent nature could not be rented or
sold in [,he event of a r.}duction il~ ~he force in the Puget Sound
I'faval Shipyard, and
'gRE~Et~3, in adiition 'bo '~",..e critical housing shortage now
existing and which will exist hereafter, blte City of Bremerton is
:~ot financially able to care for the greatly expanded services which
it will be called upon to render and to make~
Now Therefore,
BE IT 2~ESOLV.ED by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, that 3he City of Bremerton and surrounding area
be designated as a critical defense area in which area special
action my b~. taken to assure the providing of proper housing
and facilities for military personnel and defense workers
required ho be brought i~ for the purpose of essential
aational defense activi'3ies~ and be it
FURTH2[~ RESOLVED: That copies of this resolution be
eta
sent to the Senators from the ~ t
Congressmen from the 1st Congressional District and the
proper Federal ofz'ices or officials.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
si~ned by the i~ayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication
such passage this .~ ~_~ day of April, 1951.
L. "Hb$i" KEAN, Mayor.
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