Resolution 261-1990
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Commissioner Gene Lytton
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A RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELUC-
TANTLY CANNOT SUPPORT THE PROPOSED MARINE SANCTU-
ARIES ACT UNLESS THE BOARD RECEIVES ASSURANCE
THAT EXISTING MARITIME INDUSTRIES WILL NOT BE
BANISHED OR DISPLACED FOR SUCH A PERIOD OF TIME
AS TO RESULT IN THEIR ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida is the local governing body for much of the area of the
Florida Keys which will be affected by the proposed Marine
Sanctuary Act;
WHEREAS, no group of five people is more aware of the
fragile nature of the Keys' marine environment, and desirous of
its protection, than the County Commissioners; but
WHEREAS, the Board is also responsible for real people
trying to earn enough to provide for their families in a world
with few safety nets; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
Section 1.
Although the Board of County Commissioners is
desirous of supporting the proposed Marine Sanctuaries Act
affecting the Florida Keys, the Board reluctantly declares that
it cannot do so until the Board receives adequate assurances
that:
a) Any fisheries management plan required by the Act will
not permanently banish existing maritime industries
(commercial fishing, sports and recreational fishing,
tropical fish harvesting, snorkeling, diving, dive
boats, salvaging, aquaculture, and other related uses
of the marine environment) for a length of time
tantamount to the permanent destruction of those
industries; and
b) Any fisheries management plan required by the Act will
not displace existing maritime industries.
c) The preservation of any and all port facilities, areas
and ancillary anchorages.
d) Request that statute be called a "buffer zone act" and
that the word "sanctuary" not be used.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a special meeting of said Board held
on the 4th day of May, 1990.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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By:
Mayor/Chairman
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At tes t : DANNY L. KOLHAGE. Cler1<"
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