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IN SUPPORT OF A TARRANT COUNTY COLLABORATION
FOR THE RE-USE OF THE FORT WORTH STATE SCHOOL
F~F,SOI,UTION NO1 S~~
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has decided, after long dellberarions, to close the
Fort Worth State School; and,
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth State School facility will become available for
alternarive uses when the school ends its programs; and,
WHEREAS, a collaborarive effort involving the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant
Courity Hospital District, the Fort Worth School District, the Texas
Department of Human Services, the Texas Rehabilitation
Commission, Tarrant Councll on Drug and Alcohol Abuse,
Association for Retazded Citizens, the Easter Seal Society of Tarrant
County, as well as the Fort Worth State School staff, state officials
and others have developed a re-use plan for the Fort Worth State
School campus; and,
WIZEREAS, after cazeful and extensive study, the community collaboration
recommends that the Fort Worth State School campus be converted
into a "community Resource Center" with the expressed purpose of
linking persons with disabilities and/or health or human service
needs with service providers in a mall-like setting and to also house
an academic center for secondary students who aze participating in
related work programs; and,
WHEREAS. the Community Resource Center would be community-managed,
serving a broad-based population and benefiting the entire
communitywhich provides service and educarional opportuniries in
a unique manner.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE FORT WORTH CITY COUNCIL
That it supports the conversion of the Fort Worth State School into acommunity-
directed Community Resource Center which offers service and educarional
opportunities to a broad-based segment of the Cit}~s residents; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Fort Worth urges the State of Texas,
Tarrant County and other public agencies as well as private agencies and
organizations to join in the formarion and operation of a CommIA~~$ource
Center for the benefit of the citizens®of Fort Worth. C~TY CiQUfVli~~
Adopted this ~.,(,_~'+day of ~~~ C! ~%v7,tk~. , 1992 ~ OCT 113 '1392
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