Requesting the United States Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and the Federal Commissioner for Air Pollution to publically and nationally denounce the 1968 National Pollution Control Administration's Report

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RESOLUTION NO. 245-70 A r�.ESOLVI'iON REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE AND THE FEDERAL COMMISSIONER FOR AIR POLLUTION TO PUBLICLY AND NATIONALLY DENOUNCE THE 1968 NATIONAL POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATOR' S REPORT AS IT PERTAINS TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. WHEREAS; the National Pollution Control Administration of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare in 1968 reported South Bend as ranking high in the particulate air pollution count; WHEREAS; it has been discovered that the National Pollution Control Administration based their 1968 report on very poor evidence, since only one monitoring station was checked and that monitor indicated a very unusual deviation from other yearly reviews; WHEREAS; the air sample takers negligently ignored the unusual deviation factor which resulted in the erroneous report that South Bend is a highly polluted city; WHEREAS: the facts are that the concerned air pollution monitor was located on our South Bend Public Library near a very sub- stantial construction program - i.e. the demolition of the First Baptist Church across the street is only one example; WHEREAS; a nation-wide report of the National Pollution Control Administration findings was recently published designating South Bend as the 12th highest visibly dirty air city in the country. This publication of erroneous facts, through national news media, has greatly harmed the national image of our community which is working extremely hard to promote high quality residential and industrial con- ditions which might be ranked as the best in our nation; WHEREAS; the Federal Commissioner for Air Pollution Control, Mr. John Middleton, informed Mr. John Brademas, our Third District Congressman, that the comparisons of individual communities on the basis of particulate matter is unwarranted and the description of South Bend as twelfth dirtiest in the United States is illegitimate and inaccu- rate. Mr. Middleton' s statement does help to negate the bad publicity here in our local community, but not nationally; WHEREAS; our national image is extremely important to pro- mote confidence locally and to attract industries to what we consider a very desirable community; WHEREAS; the only way to repair this very serious inequity to our community is to request that the National Pollution Control Administration, of the United States Department of Health, Education