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RESOLUTION NO. 97- ~
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
OREGON LEGISLATURE TO DEVELOP AN ACCEPTABLE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PACKAGE
THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, lack of adequate funding has crippled the ability of Oregon governments,
at all levels, to provide badly needed street and highway infrastructure maintenance
and improvements; and
WHEREAS, growth and other external factors have left the City of Ashland, like many
other cities, with a growing backlog of unfunded projects, contributing to increased
congestion and potential gridlock; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable John A. Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon, on behalf of all
Oregonians, has continually advocated adequate statewide transportation funding as a
priority issue; and
WHEREAS, urgently needed funding for the streets and highways of Oregon's cities
and counties should not be held hostage to partisan politics; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ashland supports the development of a uniform transportation
funding package originating at a statewide level; and
WHEREAS, failure to develop a uniform transportation funding program will result in
piecemeal and patchwork "solutions" stretching to the four corners of this state.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the Honorable John A. Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon, move posthaste to
convene a Special Session of the Oregon Legislature to develop an acceptable
transportation funding package; and
2. That any such transportation funding package specifically include consideration of
public and alternative transportation and additional statewide motor fuel tax; and
3. That Ashland's own Legislative Delegation, District 26 Senator Lenn Hannon and
District 52 Representative Judy Uherbelau, lend their support and cooperation to the
effort to convene a productive Special Session for this purpose; and
RESOLUTION ENDORSING A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE OREGON LEGISLATURE TO DEVELOP AN ACCEPTABLE TRANSPORTATION
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4. That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the above-named Governor and
Legislators; and
5. That the City of Ashland encourages other cities and counties to enact similar
resolutions emphasizing the importance of transportation funding issues statewide.
The foregoing resolution was READ and DUL~ at a regular meeting of the
City Council of Ashland on the -7- day of U. , 1997.
arbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this
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Catherine M. Golden, Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
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Paul Nolte, City Attorney
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