HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution #0992RESOLUTION N0. 992
A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR THE PEORIA AREA AS IT SEEKS TO DEVELOP A FOREIGN
TRADE ZONE
WHEREAS, the Canton City Council wishes to support and promote the interests
of the business community and
WHEREAS, it is the business community which creates jobs and is the basis
for economic growth, and
WHEREAS, the Canton area plays an integral role in worldwide commerce, and
,:,WHEREAS, a foreign trade zone can facilitate the movement of imported and
exported goods throughout all Central Illinois and thereby enhance the local
economy, and
WHEREAS, a foreign trade zone may cause direct foreign investment to take
place, and
WHEREAS, a U.S. Customs Port of Entry is located in Peoria and serves the
greater Peoria area and
WHEREAS, the Economic Development Council for the Peoria Area is working
to promote job growth and investment in the Peoria area of Central Illinois,
NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Canton City Council wholeheartedly
supports the efforts of the Economic Development Council for the Peoria Area
as it seeks to develop a foreign trade zone in the Peoria area, and requests
the State of Illinois General Assembly to take all appropriate action to aid
the Economic Development Council for the Peoria Area to seek Foreign Trade
Zone status for the Peoria area from the Federal Government.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County, Illinois at
a regular meeting this 2_1 g tday of .1 u n e 1983 , upon a roll call
vote as follows:
AYES: Aldermen Kovachevich, Hammond, Savill, Sarff, Workman,
Carl, Horr.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED I
Donald E. Edwards, Mayor.