HomeMy WebLinkAbout3699 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 3 (01 1
A RESOLUTION of the City of Pasco, requesting naming of the US
Highway 395 after Thomas Stephen Foley.
WHEREAS, U.S. Highway 395 between the Tri -Cities and Ritzville was expanded to
four lanes with the support of Thomas Stephen Foley, and the expansion of U.S. Highway 395
has increased safety and expedited the movement of people and freight between the two largest
population centers in eastern Washington; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Stephen "Tom" Foley, a Washington native, served in the United
States House of Representatives for thirty years representing the 5th Congressional District from
1965 to 1995; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Stephen Foley Became the 57th Speaker of the House of
Representatives from 1989 to 1995, and has the distinction of being the first Speaker of the
House of Representatives from a state west of the Rocky Mountains; and
WHEREAS, before joining the United States House of Representatives, Thomas Stephen
Foley joined the Office of the Washington State Attorney General in 1960; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Stephen Foley was appointed as the 25th United States
Ambassador to Japan and served as ambassador from 1997 to 2001; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Stephen Foley was awarded the Washington State Medal of Merit
in 2003 by Governor Gary Locke;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Pasco respectfully requests
that the Washington State Transportation Commission commence proceedings to name U.S.
Highway 395, beginning at the Washington/Oregon border in the vicinity of Plymouth,
Washington, thence in a northerly direction to the Washington/Canada border in the vicinity of
Laurier, Washington, as the Thomas Stephen "Tom" Foley Memorial Highway to honor his
service to Washington State.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be transmitted to the Washington
State Transportation Commission.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco at its regular meeting this 21 st day of
March 2016.
Matt Watkins, Mayor
A E APPRO AS TO FORM:
De ra Clark, City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney