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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-03-25 85-142 RESOLVE85-142 Sntioduced by councilor Frankel, Maeob 25, 1985 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) t{EOVIUPa ixsign tin% the Month or Ap it 'Fair Homing Mouth".... By fns City Couad( of Ow aim of Bazaar. THAT, WHEREAS, shortly after the assassination of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., the Federal Fair Housing Law (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 was enacted by the Congress and the President of the United States; and WHEREAS, the month of April 1985 will mark the seven- teenth anniversary of the signing of this historic piece of legislation and, in those seventeen years, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (which was delegated with the respon- sibility of enforcement of the Law), state and local governments and human rights organisations throughout the nation have assisted a great many Americans in renting and buying apartments and homes which would have otherwise been illegally denied to them; and WHEREAS, there are still many Americans who are not being permitted to buy or rent the homes of their choice because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin; and WHEREAS, until we can make secure the right 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 in 1985; 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. �rch 25, 1985 pa ed ��ty/clty Clerk 85-142 RE SOL YE Designating the Month of AMil "Fair Eo si yQO �onth"•�. /— � (/ /77 �lV-M2D-'- �y. gfgF !j.