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RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE WATER VALLEY RESERVOIR PROJECT
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WHEREAS, the population of the Northeast Arkansas area is decreasing at an alarming rate, and the most of such decrease is a result of the consolidation of small farm units into larger units, therefore requiring fewer farm workers, and
WHEREAS, the industrial growth of the Northeast Arkansas area and of the City of Jonesboro is limited in proportion to the supply of electrical power in the area as well as the desirability of the area of recreational facilities, and
WHEREAS, there has been proposed by the United States Corp of Engineers a flood control and hydroelectric power dam on Eleven point River at Water Valley in Randolph County, Arkansas which would provide additional electrical power available in the area, additional water in the area, and excellent recreational facilities for residents and tourists, now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas in regular session this the 20th day of November, 1961 that the said City officially endorse the said Water Valley reservoir project, and recommend to the Congress of the United States and the United States Corp of Engineers that all necessary steps be taken as speedily as possible toward the construction and completion of said project, that the City Clerk is directed to spread this resolution on the official records of this City and to forward copy of same to all the members of the Congressional delegation of the State of Arkansas and to the district office of the United States Corp. of Engineers.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 20th day of November, 1961.