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RE901-IJTIaV ~D. 3175
A RE90LlJf I aV SUPPORT I I~G TI-E PL.~K.aF]VT aF A SI~EF~A~C I M.,M STATE
OORRECT I ~L FACILITY I N OR NEAR TI-E CITY OF CAN1~V, FULTON
OOINTY, I LL I ND I S
W-EREAS, the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton
County, Illinois has been made aware of the Illinois Department of
Corrections' intentions to determine a location for the
construction of a supermaximum state correctional facility; and,
W-EREAS, the Community and Industrial Development Committee
of the Canton City Council has determined that it is desirous and
in the best interest of the City of Canton to support the
placement of a supermaxim~um state correctional facility in or near
the City of Canton, Illinois; and,
W-EREAS, the Canton City Council has made a similar
determination.
NaIV, lf-Q~ORE , 13E 1 T RESOLVED BY TI-E CITY OOI~ 1 L OF 11-E
CITY OF Cr4NlI~OV, Fulton County, I l l inois as follows:
1. That the Canton City Council supports the placement of a
supermaxium correctional facility in or near the City of Canton,
Illinois.
2. That the placement of the supermaxium state correctional
facility in or near the City of Canton would be in the best
interest of both the City of Canton and of the State of Illinois
Department of Corrections.
3. That the City of Canton supports the placement of such a
state correctional facility in or near the City of Canton upon
terms and conditions hereinafter to be agreed upon by the City of
Canton and the Illinois Department of Corrections.
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4. That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to send
copies of this resolution as notification to the area legislators,
senators, and, to the Illinois Department of Corrections of the
support from the City Council for the placement of the
correctional facility in the immediate area.
5. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect
immediately upon its passage by the City Council of the City of
Canton, Illinois.
PASSm by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton
County, Illinois at a regular meeting this 15th day of June, 1993,
upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Alden Coay, Molleck, Phillips, Sarff, Meade, Kohler, May, Chapman,
NAYS : None .
qg~(~ ; None .
AP
Donald E. Edwards, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Nancy Whit s, City Clerk