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<br />t/:J;: ~ljf:, <br /> <br />Landis, Long, Quandt and Stelk all voted yes and none voted no. <br />Motion carried. Landis thanked Mr. Long for adding the names of <br />the rural people. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #97- ()0051 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE PRISON FACT FINDING AND EDUCATION <br />ADVISORY BOARD AND TO APPOINT BOARD MEMBERS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the State of Nebraska will be constructing a new 960-bed prison at an <br />undetermined location within the state; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the construction of a state prison within Hall County would add jobs and <br />strengthen the local economic base but may also result in anticipated and unanticipated negative <br />community impacts; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the citizens of the County of Hall to carefully <br />study the advantages and disadvantages of a prison situated in Grand Island or Hall County in <br />order to determine whether a concerted community effort should be undertaken to apply to be the <br />site for the new state prison. <br /> <br />NOW BE IT RESOL YED that the Prison Fact Finding and Education Committee be <br />hereby established through joint action of the County of Hall and the City of Grand Island. Said <br />committee shall be an ad hoc committee with: the charge of studying and making <br />recommendations to the Hall County Board of Supervisors, the Mayor of Grand Island, the Grand <br />Island City Council, and other interested boards on the issue of whether or not the community <br />should consider applying to be the site for the new 96o-bed prison. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOL YED that the following individuals are appointed to serve on <br />the aforesaid committee: <br /> <br />Mr. Gale Larson, Chair <br />Mr. John Brownell, Vice Chair <br />Ms. Margaret Homady <br />Councilmember Larry Seifert <br />Councilmember Fred Whitesides <br />County Board Member Pam Lancaster <br />County Board Member Irene Abernethy <br />Mr. Ervin Mazour, Mayor, Wood River <br />Mr. Ray Aguilar <br />Mr. John Amick <br />Dr. William Carson <br />Mr. Bob Clausen <br />Mr. Jerry Meyer <br />Ms. Holly Plejdrup <br />Mr. Harold Rosenkotter <br />Mr. Jim Sander <br />Mr. Wayne Sasges <br />Mr. Loren Schuett <br />Mr. Bill White <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following individuals are appointed to serve as <br />non~voting advisory members of the Prison Fact Finding and Education Committee: <br /> <br />Mr. Carroll Brown <br />Mr. Joel Dalton <br />Sheriff Terrill Perkins <br />Grand Island Police Chief Gene Watson <br />