Commissioners Proclaim April to be Fair Housing Month

County of Franklin
Proclamation No. 2018-02

FAIR HOUSING MONTH PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, April marks the anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, which sought to eliminate discrimination in housing opportunities and to affirmatively further housing choices for all Americans; and

WHEREAS, the ongoing struggle for dignity and housing opportunity for all is not the exclusive province of the Federal government; and

WHEREAS, vigorous local efforts to combat discrimination can be as effective, if not more so, than Federal efforts; and

WHEREAS, illegal barriers to equal opportunity in housing, no matter how subtle, diminish the rights of all;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in the pursuit of the shared goal and responsibility of providing equal housing opportunities for all men and women, Franklin County, does hereby join in the national celebration by proclaiming

APRIL, 2018 as FAIR HOUSING MONTH

and encourages all agencies, institutions and individuals, public and private, in Franklin County to abide by the letter and the spirit of the Fair Housing law. 

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