HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 58-97 - 11/11/1997 - PARTNERSHIP FOR CHGO AIRPORT FUTURE RESOLUTION NO. 58-97
A RESOLUTION TO JOIN THE PARTNERSHIP FOR METROPOLITAN
CHICAGO'S AIRPORT FUTURE AND TO URGE THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY AND CONGRESS TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF A
THIRD REGIONAL AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village has formally adopted a
position supporting the construction of a new regional airport for
Northeastern Illinois and a ban on further expansion of O'Hare Field
including a ban on new runways; and
WHEREAS, Congressmen Henry J. Hyde and Jesse Jackson, Jr. have published
a study entitled "The Partnership for Metropolitan Chicago's Airport Future:
A Call for Regional Leadership" ; and
WHEREAS, the central goals of the study are construction of a new
regional airport and a ban on further expansion of O'Hare Field including a
ban on new runways - goals already supported by the Village of Elk Grove
Village; and
WHEREAS, Congressmen Henry J. Hyde and Jesse Jackson, Jr. have asked
local communities across the Region, the Illinois Legislature, and the
Illinois Congressional Delegation to join with them in their efforts to
further the goals of The Partnership for Metropolitan Chicago's Airport
Future.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, State of
Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That the Village of Elk Grove Village hereby officially joins
the Partnership for Metropolitan Chicago's Airport Future.
Section 2: That the Village of Elk Grove Village reaffirms its position
endorsing construction of a new regional airport and a ban on further
expansion of O'Hare Field including a ban on new runways.
Section 3: That the Village of Elk Grove Village hereby respectfully
requests and urges the leadership and members of the Illinois General
Assembly to enact legislation that guarantees construction of a new regional
airport and a ban on further expansion of O'Hare Field including a ban on
new runways.
Section 4: That this Resolution be conveyed to United States Senator
Carol Moseley-Braun, Senator Richard J. Durbin, Congressman Henry J. Hyde,
Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. , Congressman Philip M. Crane, State Senator
Peter G. Fitzgerald, Senator James Philip, Representative Terry R. Parke,
Representative Kathleen L. Wojcik, and the Suburban O'Hare Commission.
Section 5: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval as provided by law.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 11th day of November 1997.
APPROVED this 11th day of November 1997.
Craig B. Johnson
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk