HomeMy Public PortalAboutr 03:060No. 03-60 Date of Adoption February 6. 2003
SUPPORTING A-2753 / S-1924
WORLD TRADE CENTER VICTIMS
WHEREAS, the unprovoked attack on the United States carried out by
international terrorists on September 11, 2001 against targets in New York City,
Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia, resulted in the deaths of thousands of
innocent people, injury to countless others, and the destruction of innumerable lives;
and
WHEREAS, among the victims of this depraved act where civilian and
government workers, military pe. rsonnel, airline passengers and crew members,
police officers, fire fighters and paramedics, many of whom resided in this State; and
WHEREAS, the remains of many victims of the World Trade Center attacks
were never located; and
WHEREAS, the ash fi.om the World Trade Center site, which contains the
remains of victims of September 11, 2001, has been held at Fresh Kills Landfill in
Staten Island, NY; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper for the State to honor the victims of
September 11, 2001 by returning their ashes to the site of a memorial at the World
Trade Center in their honor; and
WHEREAS, A-2753 / S-1924 require the Port Authority of New York and
New Jersey to honor the victims of the World Trade Center by covering the ashes of
their remains, placing them in containers and transporting them from the Fresh Kills
Landfill and returning them to the World Trade Center site to be used in a memorial
built in their honor; and
WHEREAS, A-2753 / S-1924 shall take effect upon enactment into law by
the State of New York by legislation having an identical effect with this legislation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of
the Borough of Carteret, County of Middlesex, and State of New Jersey do hereby
endorse and support the passage of A-2753/ S-1924 by the New Jersey State
Legislature and enactment into law of identical legislation by the State of New York
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be
lop, yarded to The Honorable James E. McGreevy, Governor, Senator Joseph Vitale,
Assemblywoman Arlene Friscia, and Assemblyman John Wisneiwski.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded
to the Speaker of the New York State General Assembly and President of the New
York State Senate.
Adopted this 6th day of February, 2003
and certified as a tree copy of the original
on February 7, 2003.
KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, RMC/CMC
Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIl, VOTE TR
COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B. COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B.
[(RUM X RIOS X
NAPLES X SITARZ X
PARISI X SOSNO%~SKI X
X - lnd|cai¢ Vote AB -Absen{ NV - Not VoOng XOR - [ndk'nies Vote to Overrule Veil)
AdoptcdatamecfingofthcMunicipalCom~cil February 6, 2003