1326RESOLUTION N0. ~ aZ
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE 4-MILL INCREASE FOR
MID-SOUTH COLLEGE
WHEREAS, WEST MEMPHIS AND CRITTENDEN COUNTY HAS A NEED FOR A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BECAUSE CRITTENDEN COUNTY HAS LAGGED BEHIND
OTHER COUNTIES IN THE STATE REGARDING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESI-
DENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE; AND
WHEREAS, IN 1992, SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 1% OF THE RESIDENT OF OUR
COUNTY ATTENDED COLLEGE, MEANWHILE, 4.2o OF THE RESIDENTS OF
NEIGHBORING ST. FRANCIS COUNTY WERE ENROLLING IN COLLEGE; AND
WHEREAS, WEST MEMPHIS AND CRITTENDEN COUNTY ARE NOT PREPARING AN
ADEQUATE NUMBER OF OUR CITIZENS FOR TODAY'S OR TOMORROW'S JOB
MARKET, AND NOT FULLY REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF OUR PEOPLE; AND
WHEREAS, A RECENT STUDY REVEALED THAT PHILLIPS COUNTY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE LOCATED IN HELENA HAS MEANT MORE THAN $20 MILLION ANNUAL-
LY TO THE ECONOMY OF THAT AREA AND WEST MEMPHIS AND CRITTENDEN
COUNTY WOULD BE ABLE TO REAP THOSE BENEFITS; AND
WHEREAS, THE PHENOMENAL GROWTH NOW BEING EXPERIENCED AT MID-SOUTH
TECHNICAL COLLEGE, THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS BELIEVE THAT A FULL-SERVICE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IS NEEDED AND WILL BE
SERVING AS MANY AS 2,000 STUDENTS WITHIN FIVE YEARS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS SUPPORTS THE PASSAGE OF THE MILEAGE
INCREASE AND URGES THE VOTERS TO GET OUT AND VOTE FOR THE MILEAGE
ON FEBRUARY 16, 1993 BECAUSE THIS ELECTION VICTORY WILL BE SEEN
AS THE SIGNAL OF A NEW ERA, CHARACTERIZED BY A GROWING ECONOMY,
ENHANCED COMMUNITY IMAGE, AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL
WEST MEMPHIANS AND PERSONS THROUGHOUT CRITTENDEN COUNTY.
ADOPTED THIS ~-{-~-N DAY OF F~g~~,~Ry , 1993.
MAYOR K I H M. ING
ATTEST
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