1704 - Resolution - U.S.S. MissouriRESOLUTION NO. 1704
A R€SOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
SUPPORTING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF KITSAP COUNTY
WITH THE CAMPAIGN TO KEEP THE U.S.S. MISSOURI IN KITSAP
COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY ON THE BREMERTON WATERFRONT.
WHEREAS, the U.S.S. Missouri is an historic maritime battleship having
hosted the site of the Surrender by the Japanese to the Allied forces, September 2,
1945;
WHEREAS, the U.S.S. Missouri has become an integral part of the Bremerton
and Kitsap communities during its many years moored in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard;
WHEREAS, thousands of the people of Bremerton and Kitsap County either
served aboard the U.S.S. Missouri or worked aboard the ship during maintenance and
repair, in both wartime and peacetime;
WHEREAS, the U.S.S. Missouri has become a major tourist attraction in
Bremerton and stands as a proud symbol of this community's role in world-wide
peacekeeping efforts;
WHEREAS, the U.S.S. Missouri has now been put on the inactive roles by the
Department of Defense with the ultimate goal of relocating the ship from the Puget Sound
Naval Shipyard to a community that will embrace its national historic value for
transformation into an historic museum;
WHEREAS, local community efforts are now being coordinated to secure the
future of the U.S.S. Missouri on Bremerton's waterfront;
WHEREAS, the Economic Development Council is the leading agency in Kitsap
County for fostering economic development;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES HEREBY
support both the campaign to keep the U.S.S. Missouri in Bremerton and the location of
the ship on the downtown Bremerton waterfront or adjacent properties assuring it as part
of the waterfront redevelopment project.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the
Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 14th day of
August, 1995.
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Pa ricia Parks, City Cleric