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A RESOLUTION PRAISING AND THANKING THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND
CITIZENS THAT HELPED IN RELIEVING THE DISASTEROUS EFFECTS OF THE ICE
STORM ON JANUARY 27, 1972
WHEREAS, on January 27, 1972, the City of Paducah and McCracken
County, Kentucky, were covered with a heavy layer of ice that pulled
down power lines, telephone lines, trees and tree limbs that blocked
roads, interrupted communications, and left many homes without heat,
and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Paducah and McCracken County reacted
individually and as groups as good citizens and good neighbors to help
their community and one another, and many of these individuals worked
for long hours in the cold and inclement weather to clear the roads
and restore the power and utilities and to provide food and shelter
for those in need,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Commissioners of the City of
Paducah, Kentucky, specifically praise and thank the Public Works
Employees and Maintenance crews of the City and County, the City and
Rural Electric Power Company Repairmen; the Telephone Company Linemen;
the City and Rural Volunteer Firemen; the City, State and Auxiliary
Policemen; the McCracken County Sheriff and his Deputies; the employees
of the State Highway Department; the County Judge and his Staff; the
McCracken County Chapter of the Red Cross and its Staff, and generally
all good citizens and neighbors of Paducah and McCracken County, Kentucky,
who helped their community and neighbors during the recovery period
from the effects of the ice storm of January 27, 1972.
SECTION 2. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners February 1, 1972
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, February 1, 1972.