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RESOLUTION NO. 66-14 -//
A RESOLUTION REGISTERING OBJECTION TO
PROPOSED TRANSFER OF BASIC MANNED ORBITAL
LABORATORY PROGRAM TO VICINITY OF VANDENBURG
AIR FORCE BASE LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida has been made aware of the plans of
the Executive Branch of our Federal government and the
United States Air Force to transfer the Manned Orbital
Laboratory program to Vandenburg Air Force Base in the
State of California, and
WHEREAS, this Council considers such transfer to
be a wasteful expenditure of public funds, since the
physical facilities for this program are in existence at
the Kenndy Space Center located at Cape Kennedy, Florida,
and
WHEREAS, such facilities have been constructed
within the past two years at the cost of $156, 000, 000. 00
and to now propose a duplication of such facilities at a
contemplated construction cost in excess of $100, 000, 000. 00
appears to be flagrantly poor planning, and
WHEREAS, if there are not good and sound reasons
from a national security standpoint not now made public, this
Council would memorialize Congress as follows:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, that
SECTION 1. This municipality, being physically
located nearest to the Basic Manned Orbital Laboratory
physical facilities located at Cape Kennedy, Florida, is in
strong opposition to the transfer or removal of said Manned
Orbital Laboratory program from Cape Kennedy, Florida to land
not now owned by the Federal Government in the vicinity of
Vandenburg Air Force Base in California.
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SECTION 2. The Mayor of this City is hereby
authorized, non behalf of the City, to journey to our nation' s
capitol, Washington, D. C. , and there to properly make
known the wishes and feelings of this City and its citizens
in respect to the proposed transfer of the facilities as
previously mentioned. The said Mayor, on behalf of this City,
shall participate in any organized area opposition to such
proposed transfer.
SECTION 3.. Be it further resolved that the City
Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to transmit copies
of this Resolution under the Seal of this City to the members
of the Federal Congress from the State of Florida.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida, this 15th day of February , 1966.
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