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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
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Decignatiag The Month Of April
'Talr Housing Month ^