Item B08
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
5/15/02
Division: Mayor McCoy
Department: BOCC-3
Bulk Item: Yes
No X
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Proclamation proclaiming May 22, 2002 as Maritime Day in Monroe County.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes No
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No AMOUNT PER MONTH YEAR
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
agement _
APPROVED BY: County Atty_ OMB/Purchasing_Ris
DOCUMENTATION: Included: X
To Follow:_ Not Required:_
AGENDA ITEM # "eJ $
DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/27/01
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~roclamation
WHEREAS, the sea lanes of the world have served as gateways for commer,ce and
cultural exchange from the earliest times in our history; and
WHEREAS, our merchants and seamen of our young republic have played a pivotal role
in the development of a stable economy and a prosperous future for all Americans; and
WHEREAS, in time of war and peace, the American Merchant Marine has been
dedicated to the orderty flow of goods and materials to and from the shores of our nation; and
WHEREAS, May 22, 1819 marks the day that the 5.S. 5A VANNAH sailed from
Savannah, Georgia for liverpool, England; and
WHEREAS, this was the first successful crossing of the Atlantic by a ship using steam
propulsion; and
WHEREAS, each year on this day, men and women from all over the United States
currently serving in the American Merchant Marines are honored,--along with the many seamen
who lost heir lives in World War II and those who served with such dedication and valor in the
Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf conflicts; and
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power vested in me as Mayor of Monroe County,
Florida, I, CHARLES 'SONNY' MCCOY, do proclaim May 22, 2002 as
MARITIME DA Y
and urge an citizens, residents and visitors of Monroe County to join me in honoring the men
and women of the state who have contributed to the success of 0 merchant fleet in times of
peace and war.
DATED this-lLday of May, 2002.
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