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A RESOLUTION urging that the Ainsworth Overpass be named in honor of
Charles Kilbury.
WHEREAS, Charles Kilbury ably served the citizens of Pasco and the balance of the
16`i' Legislative District as state representative for eight years, from 1971 to 1979; and
WHEREAS, Charles Kilbury ably served the Pasco community as a member of its City
Council for 19 years, including a four-year period in the 1960s followed by a continuous 15-year
period from 1990 until his death in 2005; and
WHEREAS, throughout his public service tenure, Charles Kilbury tirelessly strived to
improve the transportation system for the Pasco community and the state of Washington, as he
recognized the profound effect the transportation system has on the quality of life of each citizen;
and
WHEREAS, Charles Kilbury attended countless meetings involving transportation
issues, ranging from state transportation planning sessions and Good Roads and Transportation
Association meetings around the state, to local and regional meetings, always a strong advocate
for transportation improvements of all forms; and
WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council finds it appropriate and deserving that a significant
transportation improvement be named in honor of Charles Kilbury to commemorate his 40 years
of public effort as a tireless and selfless advocate of the transportation system, NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Pasco City Council hereby respectfully requests and urges
the Washington State Transportation Commission to name the SR397/Ainsworth Overpass in
honor of Charles Kilbury and, further, that appropriate signing be installed so that current and
future generations will remember the exemplary service he carried out for so many years.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this f, ' Uay of July 2006.
Joyce lso
May
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Sandy L. K worthy Leland B. Kerr
Deputy City Clerk City Attorney