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11. Resolution 4296 - Encourage Voter Participation - Bond Issueff 15 WITO A W 1 10 E V 9 WM CENTER BACKGROUND/CONSIDERATION: This is the item that Council Member Atkinson meant to discuss at the work session. This is of general community importance, especially for our younger citizens. RECOMMENDATION: I would recommend approval of a resolution that is encouraging people to participate in the voting procedure without suggesting how to vote. ACTION REQUIRED: Approval of RESOLUTION 4296. Proposed Resolution to be passed by the County Commission and by the City Councils of Kalispell and Whitefish: RESOLUTION NO. `t 6 RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE VOTER1•• •REGARDING THE BOND ISSUE ON 1 APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING VONTER WHEREAS, the current and projected overcrowding of the communities' high schools presents a significant educational problem, and WHEREAS,. it is estimated that 80% percent of jobs in the Flathead in the year 2000 will require more than a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree, and WHEREAS, the proposed Applied Technology and Learning Center on the campus of Flathead Valley Community College can address the need for expanded technical curriculum for less than 4.0% of the cost of a new high school, and WHEREAS, community cooperation can help solve communities' problems, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the cities and the county encourage eligible voters in Flathead County to inform themselves on all facets of the bond election on the November 5, 1996, ballot so that a representative vote may be cast. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE [CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ] [BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA] THIS DAY OF , 1996. :_ rro