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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1973.03.01 - 10412Miscellaneous Resolution 6242 March 1, 1973 BY: Dale C. Burley IN RE: RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE HAZEL PARK CITY COUNCIL - SEWER AND FLOODING To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: 1972-73-20 Hazel Park City Council Regular Meeting February 12,1973 EXCERPT FROM MINUTES Moved by Councilman McCann, seconded by Councilman DiGiovanni, that the following resolution be adopted: WHEREAS, the Hazel Park City Council is cognizant of the fact that,flooding and sewer back-up.,cause considerable damage to property located within the City; and WHEREAS, such damage often causes extreme financial hardship to property owners in the City; and WHEREAS, Such damage is rarely covered by homeowners insurance policies; and WHEREAS, the National . Flood Insurance Program recently established by Act of Congress provides some relief for flood victims in certain designated areas by providing Federally subsidized flood insurance; and WHEREAS, the City of Hazel Park is presently ineligible for assistance under this program because water damage is usually caused by sewer back-up rather than surface flooding; and WHEREAS, the Hazel Par3- City„Council feels that damage caused by sewer back-up may be as .devastating, expensive, and burden- some to property owners as damage caused by surface flooding; and • • • WHEREAS, property owners in Hazel Park contribute their proportionate share of Federal revenue; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Mayor Wallace F. • Cormier, Councilmen John R. DiGiovanni, William H. McCann, Elmer E. Osborne and J. Robert Tribula request that the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 be amended so that communities suffering extensive damage from sewer back-up be eligible to participate in the Federally subsidized Flood insurance Program. Yeas: Nays: McCann, DiGiovanni, Osborne, Tribula, Cormier None 1, Ruth Lindsey, Clerk for the City of Hazel Park, do: hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and compared copy of a resolution as adopted by the Council of said City in_ the Regular Meeting Of February 12, 1973. Ruth' Lindsey, City Clerk DALE C.. BUR-LEY - #6242 Moved by Burley supported by Nowak the resolution be referred to the Legislative Committee. There were no objeotions.