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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1968.06.24 - 18932Misc. 4898 June 24, 1968 RESOLUTION OF OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS By Mr. Valentine In re: COUNTY ROAD MILLAGE PROPOSAL To: The Oakland County Board of Supervisors Mr, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS, In accordance with this Board's Resolution of April 3, 1968, the question of raising a county tax of one ( 1) mill each year for five (5) years for county road purposes will be submitted to the electorate of Oakland County on the August 6, 1968 primary election ballot, and WHEREAS, This Board has for some time been aware that additional funds are urgently needed to provide adequate roads and streets for the people of Oakland County, and WHEREAS, The Road Commission has committed itself to expend any millage funds raised within each governmental unit for the maintainance and improvement of the roads within the particular unit and that therefore the millage proposal, if adopted, will provide funds for the improvement of roads in each municipality of the County and that such improvements will relieve congestion and eliminate hazardous locations on roads throughout the County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By the Board of Supervisors of the County of Oakland, State of Michigan, that this Board of Supervisors hereby endorses the August 6, 1968 County Road Millage Proposal and through this action urges the voters of the County to cast an affirmative vote thereon in order that one (1) mill might be raised for five (5) years to improve the adequacy of the road system throughout the Curtis H. Hall /1"/ pV. C. Schwartz " ,z County, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That this Board hereby recommends and urges that the governing body of each governmental unit of the County take action to endorse and support the County Road Millage Proposal, MR, CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Roads Committee, whose signatures appear below, 1 move the adoption of the foregoing resolution, ROADS COMMITTEE Lee B. Valentine.;. Chairman „ J cih A, Dewan Willis M. Brewer C. Milton Nelson < - 2 Moved by Valentine supported by Taylor the resolution be adopted. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.