05/28/2013 Resolutions 2013-167 RESOLUTION 2013-167
WHEREAS, on March 4, 1887 the Nebraska Legislature passed an Act for the
establishment and maintenance of the Nebraska Soldiers' and Sailors' Home to be located in
Grand Island; and
WHEREAS, that facility is now known as the Nebraska Veterans' Home and has
been continuously located in Grand Island for more than 126 years; and
WHEREAS, the Nebraska Veterans' Home located in Grand Island was the first
in the State of Nebraska and has served as the model for other Veterans' Homes constructed and
located in Bellevue,Norfolk, and Scottsbluff; and
WHEREAS, the people of Grand Island have supported the Nebraska Veterans'
Home, its residents, and all veterans by initially purchasing and donating 640 acres of land for
the Home's location; and
WHEREAS, the people of Grand Island have supported the Nebraska Veterans'
Home, its residents, and all veterans, through sponsoring activities at the Home, constructing and
maintain veterans' memorials throughout the community, and organizing and financing the
Heroes' Flight program; and
WHEREAS, the people of Grand have supported the Nebraska Veterans' Home
and its residents which have included veterans of the nation's armed conflicts since the Civil War
and veterans who served in peacetime; and
WHEREAS, in 2012 the State of Nebraska announced it would construct a new
Veterans' Home and solicited proposals from cities in Central Nebraska for its location; and
WHEREAS, the people of Grand Island will be submitting a proposal to retain the
Nebraska Veterans' Home as this City is the best choice for that facility given Grand Island's
lengthy and unfailing support for the Veterans' Home, its residents, and all veterans; and
WHEREAS, part of that proposal will include a statement of financial support for
the Nebraska Veterans' Home and authorization approving the Mayor as the authorized official.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND,NEBRASKA, that the City of Grand Island commits itself
to providing financial support for the retention of the Nebraska Veterans' Home in an amount not
to exceed three million dollars and authorizing the Mayor as the authorized official.
Approved as to Form # l� -r
May 29,2013 n City' rney
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island,Nebraska, May 28, 2013.
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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