CYPRESS : Council Issues Plea to Save Shipyard

This community, which borders Long Beach in neighboring Los Angeles County, is unhappy about the federal government’s proposal to shut down the Long Beach Naval Shipyard.

The Cypress City Council at its meeting this week unanimously passed a resolution urging both Congress and President Clinton to halt the proposed closure.

In its resolution, the council said California already has borne a disproportionate share of the previous base closures and has “endured billions of dollars of losses.”

The document, which will be mailed to Congress and the President, also noted that the base closing will affect 970 private businesses in the area and will “result in $757 million annually in regional economic losses.”