HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 17-93 - 3/9/1993 - MILITARY UNITS AT O'HARERESOLUTION NO. 17-93
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE RETENTION
OF MILITARY UNITS AT O'HARE
WHEREAS, the Federal Government acquired this land in October 1942 and
was used for aircraft construction and was originally known as Orchard
Place Airport; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 1946, the Government ceded the airfield area of
the installation to the City of Chicago, but retained the right for
military activities and other federal institutions to share its facilities;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed relocation of the facility to the Rockford area
will cost taxpayers the exuberant amount of $500,000,000; and
WHEREAS, approximately $2.0 million in construction improvements were
recently completed at the O'Hare Military facility; and
WHEREAS, the 928th Airlift Group, with more than 1,500 reservists and
more than 450 Air Reserve technicians and civilians call O'Hare their home
base; and
WHEREAS, the O'Hare Military Base employs 4,700 full and part-time
personnel; and
WHEREAS, the 1991 payroll was above 120 million and the installation's
presence added about 200 million to the economy of the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, the O'Hare facilities are also shared by the Illinois Air
National Guard, the 126th Air Refueling Wing, the 217th Electronic
Installation Squadron, the 566th Air Force Band, the Aeronautical System
Division, the North Central area of the Defense Control Management Agency,
U.S. Army Reserve units, two squadrons of Civil Air Patrol, and several
regional offices of other government agencies; and
WHEREAS, the closing of the military side of O'Hare would cause
numerous citizens to be forced to either move or withdraw from the
reserves; and
WHEREAS, the 928 Airlift Group is comprised of hundreds of doctors,
nurses, and other medical personnel from the Chicago area who would be
difficult to replace if they did move with the unit and equally difficult
for the unit to replace if they did not retain the personnel; and
WHEREAS, the military have, over the years, been good neighbors; and
WHEREAS, the 928th provides a secure landing area for VIP's traveling
to Chicago; and
WHEREAS, the military fire station provides aid and assistance to
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and is called out over 1,000 times
per year; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of
the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois:
Section 1: That the Village of Elk Grove Village, a political
subdivision of the State, does hereby request the United States Congressman
Henry J. Hyde, Congressman Philip M. Crane, Senator Carol Mosely-Braun
and Senator Paul Simon convey to the appropriate federal representative the
Village of Elk Grove Village's desire to have the military units remain in
place at the O'Hare facilities.
Section 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval according to law.
PASSED
this
9th
day
of
March
, 1993.
APPROVED
this
9th
day
of
March
, 1993.
Charles J. Zettek
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village er