HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1975.01.09 - 14584January 9, 1974
RESOLUTION NO 6943
RE: NATURAL DISASTER TO FARMERS
OF OAKLAND COUNTY
BY: JAMES W. DUNLEAVY
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR, CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREASthere_have_been_seriousLcrop..losses by the. farmers
of the.County-of Oakland; and • .
WHEREAS -;---theze-Iosses-ara-a-dirept7-result-of:
1. Excess rainfall and cold weather during the
normal planting season. This resulted in a
late-planted crop or caused the added expense of
replanting in many cases.
2. Drought-duringthe_months.of July and August.
3. Early_ frost _on September 23 killed off Plant -
stalks preventing any further plant development.
and
WHEREAS, due to these weather conditions the total crop
produced for the area was reduced substantially. For this reason
farms have suffered substantial losses and Farmers Home Admini-
stration loans should be made available to farmers who suffered
crop losses so they may carry on a normal operation in 1975; and
WHEREAS, over farmers in the County have suffered
losses mentioned in this resolution.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, it is the desire of the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners that Oakland be declared a disaster
area for the purpose of providing farmers with emergency credit
through Farmers Home Administration, an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
I . \ , _
N James W. DunleaVY
this„, of.,Januar, • — • —
Moved by Dunleavy supported by Button the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Coy supported by Perinoff the rules be suspended for immediate
consideration of the resolution.
AYES: Button, Coy, Daly, Dearborn, Dunleavy, Fortino, Gabler, Hoot, Houghten,
Lennon, McDonald,Moffitt, Montante, Nowak, Olson, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick,
Price, Roth, Simmons, Wilcox, Wilson. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Discussion followed.
Vote on main motion:
AYES: Button, Coy, Daly, Dearborn, Dunleavy, Fortino, Gabler, Hoot, Houghten,
Lennon, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Nowak, Olson, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick,
Price, Roth, Simmons, Wilcox, Wilson. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COTTNTY OF OLKLAND
Lvim 0. Allen , ci ,Trk tie Coucf_v o .A7 Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Resolution #. — 133/. PPM PP P9411:qY. D9P cf cgivri 91:1 lc*
at their meeting held on January 9, 1975
with the original 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, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
Lynn D, Allen,—„,„..... --Clerk.
Clerk