HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 26-86 08/05/1986
RESOLUTION NOs 26-86
A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PROPOSITION OF WHETHER
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS SHOULD
BE ADVISED TO CREATE A REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO
BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT
AT THE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 1986
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect is vitally interested in
matters pertaining to air traffic at O'Hare International Airport
and its effect on the residents of the Village of Mount Prospect;
and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount
Prospect are of the opinion that the General Assembly of the
State of Illinois should be ever mindful of the concerns,
interests and needs of the citizens of the Village of Mount
Prospect and of the State of Illinoiss
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That the following proposition shall be submitted
to the voters of the Village of Mount Prospect at the
non-partisan election to be held on November 4, 1986:
Shall the General Assembly of the State of Illinois be
advised to create a Regional Airport Authority to
promote the economic development, to develop additional
airport facilities in Northern Illinois, and to work
toward relieving the extreme noise, pollution, air
traffic congestion, and increased risk to public safety
caused by the ever increasing number of flights at
O'Hare International Airport?
SECTION TWO: That the election shall be held in the voting
precincts and that the polling places established by the County Board
of Cook County, Illinois, which county represents one hundred percent
(100%) of the registered voters of the Village of Mount Prospect.
SECTION THREE: That the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois,
shall give notice of the election in accordance with the General
Election Law by published notice thereof in one or more local
community newspapers published in and having general circulation in
the Village, the date of such publication to be not more than twenty
(20) days prior to the date of the elections
SECTION FOUR: A separate ballot shall be used to vote on such
question which ballot shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall the General Assembly of the State
of Illinois be advised to create a
Regional Airport Authority to promote
the economic development, to develop
additional airport facilities in
Northern Illinois, and to work toward
relieving the extreme noise, pollution,
air traffic congestion, and increased
risk ~ public safety caused by the ever
increasing number of flights at O'Hare
International Airport?
Yes
No
SECTION FIVE: That the election shall be conducted by the election
judges appointed by the County Board to act in the voting precincts at
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which said question will be submitted to the voters of the Village.
SECTION SIX: That the Village Clerk of the Village of Mount
Prospect shall, not less than sixty-one (61) days before the regularly
scheduled non-partisan election to be held on November 4, 1986,
certify to the Cook County Clerk the proposition as herein set forth
to be submitted to the voters of the Village at said election. Such
certification shall include the form of the public question to be
placed on the ballot, the date of which public question was initiated
by the adoption of the Resolution and a certified copy of this
Resolution.
SECTION SEVEN: That said election shall be held and conducted and
the returns thereof duly canvassed, all in the manner and time
provided by law.
SECTION EIGHT: That this Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided
by law.
AYES: Arthur, Floras, Murauskis, Van Geem
NAYS: Wattenberg
ABSENT:
Farley
PASSED and APPROVED this 5th day of August, 1986.
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Caroly H. Krause
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Carol A. Fields
Village Clerk