Resolution 210-1990
Commissioner Michael H. Puto
RESOLUTION NO. 210 -1990
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE TO FUND SIX BEACH MANAGEMENT PLANNING
POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
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in
1987,
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enacted
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Beach Management Program, and
WHEREAS, the legislatively-mandated first step was for the
Department of Natural Resources to develop a master plan for all
beaches in the state.
The Legislature specifically required
extensive technical studies, and
WHEREAS, after analysis of this data, the Department of
Natural Resources was then directed to develop specific
management strategies for every mile of sandy shoreline, and
WHEREAS, three years after the enactment of the bill, the
Beach Management Plan still has not been prepared because the
necessary staffing and study money has not been provided to the
Department of Natural Resources, and
WHEREAS, each year the plan is not implemented, Florida
loses millions of cubic yards of beach sand at navigation inlets
- the major cause of beach erosion in Florida, and
\VHEREAS, 217 miles of beach are already in a state of
"critical" erosion, and
WHEREAS, this is threatening the cornerstone of Florida's
tourist industry since beach-related sales total $8 billion
annually, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISS lONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
Section 1. The Board hereby urges the Florida Legislature
to fund a modest startup of beach management planning at a cost
of $1,712,755 as recommended in the Governor's budget to provide
six beach management planning positions in the Department of
Natural Resources, and OPS funds for legislatively-mandated
technical studies.
Section 2.
The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to
forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the Honorable
Larry Plummer and the Honorable Ron Saunders.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the ~ day of March, 1990.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
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By:
Mayor/Chairman
(SEAL)
Attes t :DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY.
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