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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Senator W. Russell Arrington, on February 16, 1970, announced
the formation of an Illinois Senate Subcommittee to explore the problems of
the Chicago Transit Authority, and said Subcommittee is holding a series of
hearings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston, Illinois has been
continuously concerned about the extent, condition, financial health, and
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future of all public transportation systems in the Chicago metropolitan area;
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WHEREAS, the Evanston community is served by the CTA, and thousands of
Evanstonians depend daily upon the C.T.A. to reach their jobs and for other
essential travel; and
�'�• WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council is painfully aware that C.T.A. fare
Increases tend to be self-defeating because of the resultant decrease in
riding, and that it would be folly for this metropolitan area to allow its
public transportation systems to deteriorate further while spending millions
on highway systems that can never function well except in conjunction with
good public transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council, on the basis of its review and
study, is satisfied that some form of subsidy for the C.T.A. is now absol-
utely necessary so that the C.T.A. can maintain the required level of ser-
vice, cover its operating expenses from current revenues, and purchase badly
• needed new cars and buses -and other system improvements; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Evanston, Illinois, that it, on behalf of itself and the people of the
Evanston community, hereby commends Senator W. Russell Arrington for his
actions in forming the Illinois Senate Subcommittee to explore the problems
of the C.T.A. and expresses appreciation to Senator Robert Coulson, Chairman,
and othermembers of the Subcommittee for their conscientious work in begin-
ning the exploration of this vitally important subject; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Evanston City Council hereby de-
clares that it favors and supports all appropriate actions to improve the
efficiency and financial health of the C.T.A. system and that it also .favors
granting any necessary subsidy in an appropriate form that is required to
improve the C.T.A. system, equipment, and service; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be and hereby is instructed
to forward a copy of this resolution to each member of the Senate Subcommittee
and to Board Members and the General Superintendent of the C.T.A.; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Manager are hereby
authorized to appear before the Senate Subcommittee so as to fully e%.-plain
the interest and position of the City of Evanston relating to our community's
needs for continuation and improvement of the C.T.A.'s service.
ATTEST: /s/ Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
Dated: March 23 , 1970
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APPROVED:
Mayor
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