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To: Aroostook25

No. Staten Island voted in a non-binding resolution in 1992 to become its own city.


19 posted on 10/07/2009 6:49:55 PM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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To: Clemenza
Check out this link at http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/archives/FindingAids/fa0012.htm

Staten Island: Vote Yes, Inc. was formed in January 1990. Its initial purpose was to secure a "yes" vote for the November 1990 referendum that allowed for the creation of a Charter Commission to study secession. After the referendum's successful passage, Vote Yes changed its charter in order to remain involved in the issue during the Charter Commission's study of secession. In August, 1993, Vote Yes endorsed secession for Staten Island and promoted a "Yes" vote for the November 1993 referendum on secession from New York City. The organizational records contained in the collection are incomplete, but effectively document the mission of the organization. The collection also contains an extensive clippings file on issues related to the secession movement on Staten Island during the 1990's.

22 posted on 10/08/2009 1:46:46 PM PDT by Aroostook25
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