Resolution 81-82-02-03
RESOLUTION 81-82-2-3
WHEREAS, the three-year search by the Airport Study Committee eliminated
all area proposed airport sites except the Wylie site, located north of
West F.M. 544 and East of F.M. 1378, and
WHEREAS, the Wylie City Council, in cooperation with two nearby cities,
voted unanimously to apply for federal aid to prepare an Environmental
Impact Assessment Report and an Airport Master Plan, and
WHEREAS, a federal grant was approved and accepted and two independent
consulting firms were selected to prepare the Reports, thus providing
sufficient information with which the voters of the City of Wylie could
make a providential decision for or against further action toward the
development of an airport, and
WHEREAS, in keeping with the long standing policy of the City Council
to be guided by the vote of the citizens of Wylie before taking further
action on the airport issue, and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the vital importance of the
airport issue to the future development of Wylie and the surrounding area,
and is determined to provide as much information as possible to the voters
prior to the referendum, and
WHEREAS, by and through the adoption of this resolution, the City
Council pledges and covenants with the voters of Wylie to carry out their
decision as to the airport issue;
NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That a referendum of the voters at the regular city
election be conducted to determine if the voters desire to continue the
step by step plan for airport development, or if they wish to stop the
airport development process upon completion of the Environmental Impact
Assessment Report and the Airport Master Plan.
Section 2. That every effort be made to distribute available airport
data to all Wylie voters prior to the regular city election.
Section 3. That certified copies of this resolution be forwarded to
appropriate authorities upon its adoption.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be in effect immediately upon
its adoption.
DULY RESOLVED ON THIS, THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 1982.
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Wllliam E. Martin, Mayor Pro Tem
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Geline Dodd, Councilwoman
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