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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1983.11.02 - 11697PETER J. KACZMAREK TN DisrktCT PoARD VME-CHAIRMAN EUGENE S. HARANDA 1ST TH5717tcT PERSONNEL CHARM To: From: WILLIAM A. REDER 7No DHITRICT DORM) CHAIRMAN BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BAY COUNTY BUILDING BAY CITY, MICHIGAN 48706 - 5994 PHONE: (517) 893-2611 October 14, 1983 All Michigan Counties' Boards of Commissioners Bay County Board of Commissioners MARV IN E. NEUMEYER 7R7 DisTRICT LAve aNconcErAENTOLIDICIAL CHAIRMAN EDWARD L. RIVET arm 71sTR1CT WATS Lic MEANS CHAIRMAN PAUL L. BRISSETTE srnri DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS CHAIRMAN GENE F. GWIZDALA 7TH DEsTRFcT rolIALIZATION CHAIRMAN MICNAELF,NALSTEAD 5TH DISTRICT PLANNING, & DEVELOPMENT commuNITY SERVICES CHAIRMAN RoBERTJ.PAWLAK OTII DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS VICE-CHAIRMAN ROBERT J. REDMOND LEG ATIVETFINANCIAL AIDE DEAN NE BERGER HOARD CoORCHNATOR Enclosed please find copies of resolutions adopted by the Bay County Board of Commissioners at their meeting of Tuesday, October 11, 1983. The Board wishes you to be aware of their position on the following issues: 1. Res, No. 83286 - Treatment of school retirement payments as a return to local government; 2. Res. No 83288 - Jobs Bill Funding - use for county jail improvements; 3. Res. No. 83289 - Consumer relief from nuclear plant construction. DB Enc. NO. 83289 10/11/83 BY LAW ENFORCEMENT/JUDICIAL COMMITTEE (9/22/83) WHEREAS, THE BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IS AWARE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NUCLEAR PLANT IN MIDLAND, MICHIGAN, SAID PLANT BEING CONSTRUCTED BY CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY; AND WHEREAS, THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTY WILL BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY INCREASED UTILITY RATES TO PROVIDE THE COSTS OF SAID CONSTRUCTION; AND WHEREAS, CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY IS A STOCKHOLDER CORPORATION AND IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS/BONDHOLDERS TO ASSUME ANY CONSTRUCTION COSTS OR ANOTHER MEANS SHOULD BE FOUND TO PROVIDE THESE COSTS WITHOUT PASSING ADDITIONAL COSTS ON TO THE CONSUMERS; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND OUR U.S. SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE CONSUMERS, AND FURTHER, THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED BY THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND THAT OTHER BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION AND URGE THE SUPPORT OF THEIR STATE LEGISLATORS AND U.S. SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FORWARDED TO STATE REPRESENTATIVES THOMAS HICKNER AND LEWIS DODAK, STATE SENATOR JAMES GARCIA, U.S. SENATOR DONALD RIEGLE, U.S. SENATOR CARL LEVIN, CONGRESSMAN BOB TRAXLER, AND THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES. MARVIN E. NEUMEYER, CHAIRMAN -5-7- AND COMMITTEE