HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Resolution 517RESOLUTION N0. 517
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING COOPERATIVE ACTION AMONG THE
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OF JACKSON COUNTY
TO REDUCE WOODSMOKE POLLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Central Point is dedicated to
promoting and protecting the well-being of its citizens, and
WHEREAS, the current level of particulate pollution in the Rogue Valley
airshed poses a medical hazard to our citizens and an obstacle to our communi-
ty's prosperity, and
WHEREAS, emissions from woodstoves and fireplaces are one significant
wintertime source of pollution, and
WHEREAS, programs. that address that pollution source can be effective in
the Rogue Valley only if they are undertaken jointly by the different jurisdic-
tions within the Valley, and
WHEREAS, government programs that affect community habits are generally
more likely to succeed if they are designed and fully supported by local govern-
ments elected by those coR¢minities, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT, that the City:
1) Hereby adopts an objective of reduced. levels of woodsmoke generated
within the City, and
2) Recognizes its responsibility to play a constructive role toward the
achievement of that objective, and
3) Declares its intent to work cooperatively and positively with the
other municipal governments of Jackson County and with the State of Oregon to
develop a coordinated program for significant reduction of woodsmoke pollution
in the Country's airshed.
Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage
this 20th day of April lggg.
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Mayor
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Designated Officer
APPROVED by me this. 20th
day of April 1989.
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Mayor
RESOLUTION N0. 517