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RESOLUTION NO. 488-71
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA, PETITIONING THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, OPPOSING
THE LOCATION OF A NEW STATE PRISON WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NORTH-
EAST SECTION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the Village of North Palm Beach is primarily a
residential community, and
WHEREAS, the location of a maximum security prison in the
Northeast Section of Palm Beach County, Florida would expose the
residents of the Village of North Palm Beach to the possibility of
escaped criminals hiding in or passing through the Village of North
Palm I3each, and
WHEREAS, such a possibility is contrary to the best in-
terests of the residents of the Village of North Palm Beach as well
as other persons in the northeast section of Palm Beach County,
Florida,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Palm Beach
within the
Florida.
Section 1. That the Village Council of North Palm Beach,
County, Florida, oppose any State prison being constructed
boundaries of the northeast section of Palm Beach County,
Section 2. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon passage.
Section 3. The Village Clerk is directed to forward a
copy of this
Resolution to the Legislative Delegation from Palm Beach
County, Florida to the 1971 Florida Legislature, to Governor
Askew, and to the head of the Florida State Prison System.
Reubin
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1971.
ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
/s/ Thomas R. Bell
MAYOR
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