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PROCLAMATION
• April It, 2014, marks the 46th anniversary of the passage of the U.S. Fair Housing
Law, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, which enunciates a
national policy of Fair Housing without regard to race, color, creed, national o e~
origin, sex, familial status, and handicap, and encourages fair housing
opportunities for all citizens.
• The City of Ashland is committed to highlighting the Fair Housing Law, Title VIII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, by continuing to address discrimination in our
community, to support programs that will educate the public about the right to
equal housing opportunities, and to plan partnership efforts with other
f' organizations to help assure every citizen of their right to fair housing.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of
f, Ashland, hereby proclaim the month of April 2014 as: e~
"Fair Housing Month"
and hereby urge all citizens to join in this observance by resolving to fight
discrimination in their daily lives and by making themselves aware of the Fair
Housing Law and the ways in which it applies to our community.
~i Dated this 15a' day of April, 2014.
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Barbara Christensen, City Recorder _
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