HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-069RESOLUTION AUTHORTZTNG THE CREATION OF
A DRUG FREE ZONE
WHEREAS, a drug problem exists in and about the City of
Oroville, the County of Butte, and throughout the nation; and
WHEREAS, the sales and distribution of drugs is
particularly deplorable in that it is illegal, destroys lives, and
has disastrous effects on families and communities and ultimately
the future of our Nation; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of South Oroville desire to
improve their neighborhood and remove the blight of drug abuse;
and
WHEREAS, the citizens of South Oroville have declared to
be and are committed to remain drug free; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of South Oroville have declared to
be actively involved in assisting law enforcement in the
identification of drug dealers in their neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections
11353.1, 11353.5, 11380.1, and 113$0.5 and United States Code
Sections 845 and 845(A) of Title 21 provide far enhanced .penalties
for persons who possess drugs for sale or who distribute or
conspire to distribute drugs to individuals within 1,000 feet of
schools and at public parks; and
WHEREAS, the County of Butte may, through the District
Attorney or the U. S. Attorney General, request State or Federal
prosecution of violators of the above described sections; and
WHEREAS, the County of Butte acknowledges that the
issues which justified the establishment of Drug Free Zones around
schools also exist in the areas of South Oroville and Martin
Luther King Park;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Butte County Board
of Supervisors that it hereby approves the establishment of South
Oroville and that portion of Martin Luther King Park outside the
City of Oroville as a Drug Free Zone as attached per Exhibit "A".
That the clerk of the Board is directed to send a copy
of this resolution to the Butte County District Attorney's Office.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of
Supervisors on this 9th day of May 1995 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Meyer, Dolan, Houx, Thomas and Chair McLaughlin
NOES : None
NOT VOTING: None
ABSENT : None
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CHAIRMAN, Butte aunty
Board of Supe isors
ATTEST:
JOHN BLACKLOCK
Chief Administr ive Officer and
Clerk of the Bo of Supervisors
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