HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-727 03-27-1990RESOLUTION NO. 90 -727
WHEREAS, the V -22 Osprey tilt -rotor aircraft is a project with potential for
substantial commercial advantages for the United States, as well as for the
communities where this technology is developed and constructed; and,
WHEREAS, the V -22 represents the tangible results of a continuing commitment
to excellence in the providing of equipment to our armed forces; and,
WHEREAS, the V -22 program has produced not just a design but an actual flying
aircraft capable of meeting a vital need to transport troops greater distances
at greater speeds than with helicopters, yet with a helicopter's flexibility
to land off airports; and,
WHEREAS, the development of the V -22 by the military will assist in developing
technology which will be vital for civil aviation as airports and skies become
increasingly more crowded with aircraft which need miles of concrete runways
and long approach paths; and,
WHEREAS, an interruption of funding for existing contracts for the development
and construction of the V -22 aircraft may well cost us the acknowledged
leadership role this nation has garnered not only in tilt -rotor design
technology, but in aviation exports, thus further debilitating the trade
balance with other countries;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1
That Congress be urged to reinstate full funding for the V -22 aircraft program
into the Defense budget for the year 1990..
SECTION 2
That a copy of this Resolution be mailed to the Honorable George W. Bush,
President of the United States, to United States Senators Lloyd Bentsen and
Phil Gramm, the Honorable Pete Geren, the Honorable Joe Barton, the Honorable
Dick Armey, the Honorable Martin Frost, U. S. Congressmen, and the entire
Texas Congressional delegation.
Passed and approved this 27th day of March , 1990, by a vote of
4 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
ATTFS
APPROVED:
ALA& Harold D. Samuels; ler41.41.1
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