HomeMy WebLinkAbout1 of 1979 - WHEREAS, Fort Douglas has served as the focal point for the coordination of National Defense matters Copy of Resolution No. 1 Mailed to:
• Orrin G. Hatch, Senator
E. J. "Jake"Garn, Senator
K. Gunn McKay, Representative
Dan Marriott, Representative
General M. B. Kauffman, Ft. Douglas Historical Association
Governor Scott M. Matheson
Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
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WASHINGTON,D.C. 20310
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JAN 1979
DAMO-TRS
RECEIVED
Ms. Mildred V. Higham
City Recorder
Salt Lake City Corporation FEB 6 1979
200 City and County Bldg ��j���Q��
Salt Lake City, UT 84111 04'N^� , ✓v
CIffi RECORDER
Dear Ms. Higham:
On behalf of Secretary Brown, I am replying to your letter of
January 9, 1979 forwarding a copy of the Board of City Com-
missioners' resolution which opposes the closure of Fort
Douglas as a military post.
As you know, the Department of Defense and the Department of
the Army operate against limited resources and, therefore,
must continually review their activities and operations with
a view toward achieving greater economies and management
efficiencies. In this light, the Army is studying Fort
Douglas and certain other installations and activities to
ascertain whether we can reduce nonessential overhead, improve
the use of scarce resources, make better use of large multi-
mission installations and achieve associated cost savings.
These are not the only factors considered, however. There are
many considerations which enter into a study of this nature
including those enumerated in the Board's resolution--cost
of alternatives, disposition of facilities, operational and
training needs, and environmental and socioeconomic impacts.
I would like to emphasize that no decision has been made to
realign Fort Douglas, and that the concerns of the Board of
City Commissioners will be considered in the study and decision-
making process. No announcement of the preferred alternative
is expected before March 1979.
DAMO-TRS
Ms Mildred V. Higham, City Recorder
Your interest in the Army and Fort Douglas is understood and
appreciated.
Sincerely,
DAVID A OF AGEL
Colonel, GS
Chief, Training Support
Division
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Result /■ RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Fort Douglas has served as the focal point for the
coordination of National Defense matters within the State of Utah
and has been a vital part of local military operations; and
WHEREAS, Fort Douglas has been designated as a National Historic
Landmark and serves as a landmark in the history and development of
the State of Utah and is an integral part of this state's heritage;
and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government is currently considering the
dissolution and fragmentation of Fort Douglas; and
WHEREAS, such closing would have a significant and detrimental
impact on Utah's economy; and
WHEREAS, the continued use and operation of Fort Douglas is vital
to the current local military community in terms of military function,
recruiting, housing, and strategic geographical location; and
WHEREAS, the closing of Fort Douglas would actually result in
increase cost to the Federal Government due to the necessity of con-
tinuing post operations on privately owned premises which would have
to be leased or rented at government expense; and
WHEREAS, Fort Douglas is strategically located so as to best
serve the Army Reserve units of Utah, Idaho and Montana;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of
Salt Lake City as follows:
1. The Board registers its firm opposition to any proposal by
the Federal Government and the Secretary of Defense which calls for
the closure or fragmentation of the current operations conducted
at Fort Douglas.
2. The Federal Government would be well advised to consider
transferring certain additional federal operations to the available
space at Fort Douglas which is not currently occupied. Such action
would result in a great savings to the federal treasury and would
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result in a more efficient allocation of government resources.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 9th day of January , 1979 .
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• Resolution No. - 1
By Ted L. Wilson, Mayor
COMMISSIONER
Opposing the closure of Fort Douglas
as a military post.
Presented to the hard of Commissioner;
AND PASSED
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