HomeMy WebLinkAbout72-021RESOLUTION NO. 7 Z -- z !
A RESOLUTION RELATING TO INITIATIVE 261, PRIVATE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES,
AND DECLARING THE OPPOSITION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TO THIS INITIATIVE.
WHEREAS, Initiative 261 has been placed on the ballot for the general election
in November 1972, and if adopted would remove the State of Washington from the
operation of retail liquor stores; and
WHEREAS, the sharing of liquor profits and taxes constitutes a material
portion of city revenues from state-collected sources which would be lost if
this Initiative passes; and
WHEREAS, the City of ~R7 ~,o~///~witl lose approximately $ ~ ~/~,~ o
from liquor profits and taxes if Initiative 261 is passed by the p~opl~; and
WHEREAS, research indicates that the net result of passage of ~nitiative 261
will be both higher liquor prices and higher taxes imposed on all citizens regardless
of whether they purchase liquor; and
WHEREAS, profits from liquor sales which have provided the revenues to support
important municipal services would be retained by private corporations and would not
be available to aid in the financing of municipal operations such as law enforcement
activities which are required as a result of use of intoxicants, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Mayor and Council of the City of
oppose pass~ge of Initiative 261.