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RESOLUTION N0. 85- 10 INTRODUCED. BY: Mayor Carmen & Council as a Whole A RESOLUTION URGING GENERAL MOTORS TO LOCATE ITS SATURN DIVISION IN OHIO AND FURTHER URGING THAT CUYAHOGA COUNTY BE GIVEN PREFERABLE CONSIDERATION. WHEREAS, the General Motors Corporation is currently considering proposals from various states in order to determine the location of its new Saturn Division; and WHEREAS, Ohio ranks high with respect to three critical factors affecting the attractiveness of a new site, namely: market, suppliers and transportation, the latter of which includes water, railroads, roads, and air travel, all of which have helped make Ohio a dominant force in world trade; and WHEREAS, nearly two-thirds of the total United States population, income and manufacturing activity are within overnight road transportation of Ohio's borders; and WHEREAS, Ohio's academic and vocational strength provides business with a highly motivated work force which is further enhanced by the State°s commitment to educational excellence in elementary, secondary, vocational, technical and higher education; and WHEREAS, Ohio's favorable tax measures provide an environment conducive to business growth and development; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated the Saturn Division will bring approximately 6,000.00 jobs, as well as another estimated 15,000 support jobs, to Ohio, and Cuyahoga County, which currently have respective unemployment rates of 9.2o and 8.6% based on December 1984 labor statistics; and WHEREAS, Cuyahoga County, with 61,562 of its 715,000 labor force currently unemployed, many of whom are skilled auto workers, would especially welcome the opportunities for employment that Saturn would bring to Northeast Ohio; and WHEREAS, the economic, social, medical, recreational and cultural renaissance currently underway in Metropolitan Cleveland and throughout the State offer prospective Saturn employees a high quality of living and excellent choice of neighborhoods in which to live and raise a family; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF HAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. The Mayor and Council of Mayfield Village, Ohio, urge William Hoglund, President of the Saturn Corporation, and the corporate officials of the General Motors Corporation, to give serious consideration to locating the Saturn Division in Ohio, preferably in Cuyahoga County.