HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 8961RESOLUTION NO. 8961
RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING EXPANSION OF FORT ROSECRANS
NATIONTgL CEPVIETARY
WHEREAS, a qualified veteran has a legal entitle-
ment to burial in a national cemetary, and burial space
within the present boundaries of Fort Rosecrans National
Cemetary, San Diego, California, will be non-existent within
1 to 12 years, and
WHEREAS, the overwhelming majority of retired
U.S. Navy and Maxine officers and enlisted men reside
in San Diego County, California, and the condition of
no space available will deprive the veterans of one of the
largest veteran population centers in our country of their
legal entitlement, and
WHEREAS, there is considerable unused and under-
developed lan bordering this national cemetary suitable
for burial purposes and under the control of the Depart-
ment of the Navy, including approximately ten acres of
land lying West of Memorial Drive and adjacent to the
North border of the national cemetary, which could be
readily annexed to the national cemetary, and the annex-
ation of this parcel of land would add materially to the
present available space,
BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE a petition
to the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Department of the Navy,
to transfer title of the described land, to the Quarter-
master, United States Engineers for annexation to Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetary.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THIS Resolution be
widely disseminated among all veterans organizations, the
members of Congress and the House of Representatives
representing San Diego County, and other appropriate
organizations.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20 day of July, 1965.