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Full Text of HR0367  100th General Assembly

HR0367 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, After years of mismanagement, the United States
3Department of Housing and Urban Development made the
4announcement to close the McBride and Elmwood public housing
5buildings of the Alexander County Housing Authority, rather
6than make any efforts to improve the living conditions of the
7people who live there; and
 
8    WHEREAS, It is unjust to evict the families currently
9residing in these housing developments, many of whom have no
10other place to turn; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The closure of these housing developments will not
12only cause devastation to the community of Cairo, but to
13Illinois as a whole, since many families living in these
14housing developments may choose to leave Southern Illinois or
15the State altogether; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Department of Housing and Urban Development is
17shifting responsibility for the Alexander County Housing
18Authority and putting the families and the people of Cairo at
19risk; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The Governor must stand up for the people whom he
21represents and take action to help those that are being

 

 

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1negatively impacted by the Cairo housing closures; therefore,
2be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5strongly urge the Governor and the Department of Commerce and
6Economic Opportunity to direct funds that would allow the
7rebuilding and repair of the Alexander County Housing
8Development in Cairo; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the Governor, the Department of Commerce and
11Economic Opportunity, the Alexander County Housing Authority,
12and the McBride and Elmwood public housing buildings.