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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS-1967-005-R-67r +� I -A 5-R-67 'lG S RESOLUTIOU WHEREAS, the Public Junior College Act enacted by the 1965 Illinois General Assembly authorizes the establishment of junior college districts to construct and operate community junior colleges, and provides certain State aids for the construction and operation of said junior colleges; and WHEREAS, the North Shore Junior College Steering Committee, assisted by Engelhardt, Engelhardt, and Leggett, educational consultants, has studied the possibility of establishing a community junior college in this area and now recor.wends the formation of a North Shore Junior College District to en- compass the Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park, Lake Forest, New Trier, and Niles high school districts; and • WHEREAS, it is expected that a referendum rrM be held in May or June of 1967 on the questions of whether the recommended junior college dis- trict should be formed and vtether a 190 operations tax levy and a 4¢ build. ings levy should be authorized; and WHEREAS, the junior college act provides that a high school district located in an area not included within a junior college district must pay the net cost of educati.-ig students from that district who choose to attend public junior colleges elsewhere in the State of Ill-biois; and WHEREAS, the City Council is satisfied that higher education facil- ities must be expanded throughout the nation and State of Illinois, and that community junior colU ges offer certain educational, financial, and locational advantages; that a North Shore Junior College would provide quality education and become a source of distinction and pride for this area; that this junior • college would offer advantages and be attractive to many hundreds of students from Evanston and their parents, increasingly so as gaining admission to other e public and private schools becomes more difficult, and would enable more high school graduates from this area to continue their educations; that this junior college would provide occupational, technical, and adult educa- tion programs much needed in this area; and that local businesses, other employers, and the general economy of this area would be strengthened by the proposed junior college; NOW, THEiZEF'ORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Evanston, Illinois, hereby supports the formation of a North Shore Junior College District and the construction and operation of a North Shore Junior College, and hereby urges Evanston voters to approve the formation of the • proposed junior college district and the related tax levies; and EE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby gladly author- izes the North Shore Junior College Steering Committee to present this reso- lution at the public hearing to be conducted on March 9, 1967, and hereby instructs the City Clerk to transmit certified copies of this resolution to members of the North Shore Junior College Steering Committee and Illinois Junior College Board and to other appropriate persons for their use in securing approval of the proposed junior college and related tax levies. /s/ John D. Emery . I. Mayor ATTEST:_ . /s/ Maurice F. Brox,m City Clerk Adopted: March 6, 1967 2