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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-02-10 86-90 RESOLVEMe Introduced by councilor wheeler. February 10, 1986 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE,) P$BIUBe Designating the. Month of April "Fair Housing Month" By Bw City Coadl a0w City of Beaver. RBSOLV . THAT, WHEREAS, shortly after the a nation Of the Reverend Martin Luther Ring, Jr., the Federal Fair Housing Law (Title VIII Of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 w enacted by the Congress and the President of the United Statesasand WHEREAS, the month of April 1986 wil mark the eighteenth anniversary of the signing of this historic piece of legislation and,in those eighteen years, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (which was delegated with the responsibility of enforcement of the Law), state and local governments and human rightsorganisations throughout the nation have assisted a great any Americans in renting and buying apartments and homes which would have otherwise been illegally denied to them; and WHEREAS, there are still Americans who a not being permitted to buy o rent the homes of their choice because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin; and WHEREAS, until we can make secure the opportunity of every American to live where he/she chooses in peace, our efforts must continue to be devoted to creating and reinforcing in the people of this nation a strong sense of awareness that freedom of choice in housing is the right of every American; and WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has asked the City of Bangor to actively participate with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in this effort; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT THE MONTH OF APRIL IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH. In city council pebroary 10.1986 Tanned SGity CI k 85-90 R EE S Decignatiag The Month Of April 'Talr Housing Month ^