HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1986.05.08 - 10761Miscellaneous Resolution #86130 May 8, 1986
BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE - Anne Hobart, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS - ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED BASIN - °ROUGE RESCUE '86"
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Rouge River Watershed Basin encompasses the municipalities
of Auburn Hills, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills,
Bloomfield Township, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Franklin, Lathrop Village, Lyon
Township, Novi, Pontiac, Rochester Hills, Southfield, Southfield Township, Troy,
Wailed Lake and West Bloomfield Township in Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the Rouge River Basin has been designated a Class A area of
concern in the Great Lakes Basin by the International Joint Commission; and
WHEREAS the water quality of the Rouge is extremely poor and
characterized by proliferation of gross solids, turbidity, odors, low oxygen,
contaminated sediments and algae, all of which pose health and safety problems and
prevents the enjoyment of this resource by the public; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Water Resource Commission has approved. the Rouge
River Basin strategy and calls upon all local jurisdictions within the Rouge River
Basin to work diligently to implement the strategy and to identify goals and
objectives and begin remedial actions to correct water pollution problems in the
Rouge River Basin; and
WHEREAS June 7, 1986 has been Identified as "Rouge Rescue '86" Day. •
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports "Rouge Rescue '86" Day for the purpose of bringing to the
attention of the public the efforts which will be made in cleaning up the Rouge
River so the recreational quality of the river can again be enjoyed.
PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE
this 8th day of 1986
ALLEN
County Clerk/Register of Deeds
#86130 May 8, 1986
Moved by Hobart supported by Moffitt the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Pernick, Rowland, Skarritt, Webb, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell,
Calandra, Doyon, Fortino, Gosling, Hassberger, Hobart, Richard Kuhn,
Susan Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald, McPherson, Moffitt,
Nelson, Page. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was
adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal,
do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners at their meeting held on May 8, 1986
with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and
that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the
whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, l have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
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