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RESOLUTION NO. 3174
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington naming certain waterfront property owned
by the City in Anderson Cove "Lillian A and James Walker Park "
WHEREAS, Lillian A Walker was a civil rights pioneer in Bremerton, and
WHEREAS, following World War II she was secretary of the local NAACP
branch and led voter registration efforts, and
WHEREAS, she organized support for passage of the Fair Employment Practices
Act passed by the State Legislature in 1949, and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2 82 of the Bremerton Municipal Code authorizes the City
Council to name City parks following review by the City Parks and Recreation Commission, and
WHEREAS, the City acquired certain waterfront property in Anderson Cove for
utility purposes with the intent to develop it for park purposes, and
WHEREAS, the City Parks and Recreation Commission has approved a
recommendation that the property in Anderson Cove be named after Lillian A Walker, and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to name the Anderson Cove property after
Lillian A Walker and her husband James Walker, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
SECTION]. The Anderson Cove property is hereby named "Lillian A and
James Walker Park"
SECTION 2. Severability If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Resolution and the same shall remain in full
force and effect
SECTION 3. Effective Date This resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington this h e —1
day of (Jttn 0tJ , 2012
McDONALD, Council President
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AT EST •
R ERA LUBOVICH, 71,an tto ANNON L CORIN, City Clerk
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