TR-83-20 TR- 83- tea
October 17, 1983
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ROUGH DRAFT OF 8ME POSSIBLE IDEAS FOR A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS : The Agawam Town Gouncil. . meeting on October 17,, 1983 redo nizes
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that a problem of school age drug and alcohol use and abuse axists
Mto an unknown extent in the Town of Agawam and C-,'•,,A
WHEREAS The recent tragic death of'(4 year old Bria k which la thought
to have been drug related hastfbught deep sorrow and real concern
to the members of the Town Council and has heightened the interest
and concern of the residents of Agawam as to the school age drug
and alcohol use and abuse, and its extent and
WHEREAS On November 2nd and November 9th, 1983 the Public Broadcasting
Service will present nationwide, with Channel 57 Pr
locallyfprograms entitled "THE CHEMICAL PEOPLE" and "A CALL TO
.ACTION ' atAte Agawam Junior High School beginning at 7:30pm, and
M WHEREAS A panel of prominent, knowledgeabl.e> local people will try to
cjs✓t more light on the extent of the problem in Agawam and
WHEREAS Efforts to harVps$ the total and vast power- of the. aommunity
will be made to organize task forces to determine the- extent of
the problem in Agawam, to recommenA and help institute further
oreventative education and action; to consider, recommend and
Yelp start further treatment and therapy efforts ; and to
strengthen and better utilize existing preventative facilities
and treatment services ,
NOW TFEREFOR 77 TT Rv SOLVEI THAT TFF AG AW A Y TOWW C OUN TL SUPPCP T S 1 ND
ENnORSES THE EFPCPT5 07 TV7 A TAWAM COORDIrTATTNG C W912SOLVE
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,,,,KQNC7RNj KNOWLET E AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TC TRY THE' TRAM=TC
OVcErrTF11rCES OF SONOOL AGE DR70 AND ALCOHOL USE AND AF7SE IN AGAWAM.
BF IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TIME PERTOD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2nd and 9th,
1983 BE PROCLAIMED AS AG.AWAM SCHCCL ACE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AWARETMESS
WVEV AND. THAT THE AGX AM TOWN COUNCIL ENCCURAGES PARTICIPATION BY ALL
SEA ANTS OF CU?R COYYUNITYAT TF A NrVEMB ER 2nd AMID NOVEMBER 9th, 1983
MEETINGS AT THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL-