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RESOLUTION NO. :3c3 c;
~·THERE.AS, the Green River Velley, south of the City of
Se~ttle, in KinF County, Stete of We~hington, hes hed e hietory
of recurring floods from the Green River, Bnd,
?THEREAS, s&io. floods end. the threat of their recurrence in
the future have prevented uroner utilization of the eree for
industrial d evelo-:J:nent end lone:-renp:e ··)lenning of such develop-
ment, end
'I~THERE.AS, plenninp: for the development of the erea end se.id
development itPelf Fre contlngent uuon the control of such floods
end the removel of the threat of their recurrence, and
\IJHPREAS, more imrnedie tely imoorta.nt the construction of
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the Eegle Gorge Dem to control Green River will through the
elimination of flood8 provide neces~ery fectory sites, such e.s
the BoeinF Airnlene nlent near Seattle, so essential to the
defense of our country, end
11THERE.AS, the control of the seid river can be eccom::)lished
only with the nerticinetion of the United States Government in
the planning end construction of control measures;
NON, THEREFORE, B!\ IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF KENT in regulc:r meetin@: eseembled, ee followR:
( 1) 'I'het the vi vil Functions .Ap-oronrietion Subcommittee
of the House Anoroprietion Com~ittee be End it is hereby
respectful 1 y r~~ue~ted End ur£ed to include in the Civil
Functions .Au,ropriation Recommendation funds sufficient to
complete final ~lennin~ and be~in Ectuel construction uuon
the-Green River Projec~ in Kin~ County, Stete of Weshingt?n;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thet copies of this Resolution be
sent to the Honorehle Glenn R. Devis,MC, Cheirman, Civil Functions
.A,proprietion Su~committee, HnuPe Appropriation Committee,
~ashington, D. C.
PASSED BY THF UNANDIOUS VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
C!T~ OF KENT, thiP 4th dey of rfc.y