R-70-1591
RESOLUTIONS
N0. 159
N~ 231
WHEREAS, the City of Clermont and other municipalities.in
the State of Florida are desperately in need of additional funds for
the purpose of street maintenance, and
WHEREAS, the public streets of said municipalities are
used by the General Public as well as by its taxpayers, and
WHEREAS, we are of the opinion that said general public
should make some financial contribution towards the cost of the
maintenance of said streets, and
' WHEREAS, i n our opinion the most fair and equi table method
for such contribution would be through an additional tax on gasoline,
therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Clermont
that the State legislature be requested and urged to levy an additional
one cent per gallon tax on the sale of gasoline and that the proceeds.
from such tax be returned to the muni ci pali ties by some equi table
method.
ADOPTED by the Ci ty Counci 1 of the City of Clermont, Lake County,
Florida at a Regular Meeting held on March 10, 1970.
Do ores W. Carro C ty erk
I, DOLORES W. CARROLL, duly appointed City Clerk of the City of
Clermont, Lake County, Florida do hereby certify that the above is
a true copy of Resolution No. 159 as adopted by the City Counci 1 on
March 10, 1970.
C ty C erk