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H. C. R. No. 31 As IntroducedAs Introduced 129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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Representatives Landis, Okey
Cosponsors:
Representatives Thompson, Ruhl, Blair, Combs, Lundy, Murray, Foley, Garland, Gentile, Slesnick, Stebelton, Antonio, Yuko, Letson
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To urge the United States Army Corps of Engineers to
take all actions necessary to preserve the Village
of Zoar in its present location in Tuscarawas
County by repairing a levee that is protecting the
Village.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE SENATE CONCURRING):
WHEREAS, The Village of Zoar in Tuscarawas County was founded
in 1817 by Christian immigrants from the Kingdom of Wurttemberg
(Germany). The Zoarists were known as the Society of Separatists
of Zoar. The Village functioned as a religious commune until 1898
and was one of many religious communes established throughout the
United States in the nineteenth century; and |
WHEREAS, The Zoarists were deeply religious and egalitarian
and valued hard work. They were farmers, craftspeople, and
manufacturers whose wares were exported throughout the United
States. The Zoarists also assisted in the construction of the Erie
Canal. All that was earned by the Village community was shared
among the Village's residents; and |
WHEREAS, After 1898 the Village of Zoar ceased to function as
a religious commune, but it has retained its nineteenth century
charm. The Village of Zoar is a significant tourist attraction in
northeast Ohio and is a living and functioning monument to life in
Ohio in the nineteenth century; and |
WHEREAS, Zoar abuts the Tuscarawas River and is protected
from flooding by a levee. Though the levee is still functioning,
water is seeping through the ground under the levee which may
result in the undermining of the levee; and |
WHEREAS, The United States Army Corps of Engineers, which has
jurisdiction over the levee, has proposed the following three
solutions: repairing the levee; relocating all of the buildings in
the flood area to higher ground; or breaching the levee and
flooding the Village of Zoar; now therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, strongly urge
the United States Army Corps of Engineers to take all actions
necessary to repair the levee and to preserve the Village of Zoar
in its present location; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the
Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers,
other appropriate officials in the Corps, and the news media of
Ohio. |
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