HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-040WHEREAS, Amtrak's Los Angeles to Seattle passenger service
gresently runs north from Davis up the west side of the Sacramento
Va11ey through a relatively sparsely populated area; azzd
WHEREAS, in a time of increasing shortages of gasolin.e, high
costs of fuel, crowded highways, and other environmental considerations,
it is incumbent upon all those in positions of authority to ex~courage
increased public use of those means of mass transportation wli.ich will
conserve those fuel reserves which are in short supply; and
WHEREAS, the inconvenient routing of Amtrak through sparsely
populated areas and away from the valley's population centers dis-
courages rather than encourages increased rider usage of the present
facili~ies; and
WHEREAS, zt has been. clearl.y shown that an alternate route from
Sacramento through Roseville, Marysville, Oroville and Chico is feasibl.e
~.nd directly connects the major gopulation cenrers thereby praviding
convenient transportation and enc~uraging increased rider usage;
23QW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE- that this Board does hereby
support the rerouting of Amtxak's Los Angeles to Seattle Passenger
Service from the west side of the Sacramento Valley to the more
heavily populated east side.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors
this 26th day of February, 1980, by ~he following vote:
RESOLUTION COTdCERNING THE RER013T~NG OF AMTRAK'S
LOS ANGELES TO SEATTLE PASSENGER SEJZVICE
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AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Moseley, Wheeler, Winston
and Chairman Lemke
EdOES : None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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ROBER E. LEP~ , Chairman o the
Butte County Board of Supervisors,
ATTEST:
CLARK A. NET.,SON, County C~erk and
ex-officio Clerk of the Board
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