HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2015-114 Recognizing the efforts of the Southern Arizona Fisher House ProjectMARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2015-1.14
RELATING To REGIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; SUPPORT FOR VETERANS
AND ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL BY RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF THE
SOUTHERN ARIZONA FISHER HOUSE PROJECT.
WHEREAS the first Fisher (louse was opened in 1 991 in the Washington D.C. area; and
WHEREAS there are currently 63 Fisher (-louses through the United States, Germany and
England; and
WHEREAS since its inception, Fisher House has saved military and veterans' families an
estimated $200 million in out-of-pocket costs for lodging and transportation; and
WHEREAS on July 11, 2011, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approved the Southern Arizona
VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) location in Tucson as the future host site for an Arizona
Fisher House; and
WHEREAS SAVAHCS offers hospital and palliative care, skilled nursing, geriatric care,
physical medicine and advanced rehabilitation in its 90-bed facility; and
WHEREAS the Arizona Fisher House will provide 12-16 suites for Veteran - family members
living greater than 50 miles away whose hospitalized loved ones are receiving services through
the Veterans' rehabilitation program.
Now, THEREFORE, ORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF TH E TOWN
OF MARANA, ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Town of Marana Mayor and Council hereby recognizes and supports
the mission and long -term viability of the Fisher House project on the campus of the Southern
Arizona VA Health Care System.
SECTION 2. The Town Manager and designated employees are authorized and directed
to perform all acts necessary or desirable to give effect to this resolution.
Marana Resolution No. 2015-114
PASSED AND ADOPTED b the Ma and Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona,
this 20"' da of October, 2015.
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Marano Resolution No, 2015-114
APPROVED AS TO FORM: