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A RESOLUTION IN SiJPPORT OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES IN THE ROGUE VALLEY
WHEREAS, increased public investment in transit services provides the potential to
create jobs and. enhance business prosperity; and
WHEREAS, public transportation is vital to the quality of life and economic well-
being of the citizens of the Rogue Valley; and
WHEREAS,. commuters, school children, senior citizens, people with disabilities, and
those who are transportation disadvantaged use public transportation to gain access to jobs,
schools, medical facilities, and other fundamental services;. and
WHEREAS, the nation,. our communities, and our citizens face the risks to health and
environment that are brought on by automobile exhaust emissions; and
WHEREAS, traffic congestion, which wastes productive time,. can be alleviated
through the increased availability and use of public transportation and other forms of high-
occupancy, shared-ride services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE, the City Council ofthe City
of Central Point, Oregon, call upon our citizens to examine their personal travel choices, to
commute via transit or shared-ride services, and to become more active in education and
advocacy efforts to promote the vital role of public transit services in the Rogue Valley.
RESOLUTION NO. 850 (051399)
Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its. passage this ~~day
of _~~ , 1999.
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Mayor Bill Walton
ATTEST:
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Crty Representative
APPROVED by me this ~~day of , 1999.
Mayar Bill Walton
RESOLUTION NO. aso (051399)