Resolution 106-2000
FILED FOR RECORD Commissioner Nora Williams
00 MAR 28 PH '~i SO RESOLUTION NO. 106-2000
DANNY L n..OlHM.
A RESOUUtQttl~rc'{flt~OARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLoNfWed8GutJR1~tqqNTINUED APPROPRIATION OF FUNDING FOR LAND ACQUISITION.
WHEREAS, Monroe County citizens have advanced environmental land preservation
efforts with vote approval to locally fund a county wide preservation program; and
WHEREAS, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, is a Federal Program designed to
acquire and therefore save the protection of sensitive and valuable natural areas in
Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, the loss of natural areas in the Keys continues to threaten our valuable
natural systems, which are one of the most important foundations of Monroe County's
economy; and
WHEREAS, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, through the National Wildlife
Refuges of the Florida Keys, has already preserved thousands of acres of
environmentally sensitive lands; and
WHEREAS, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, through appropriations for the
Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges, offers an opportunity to protect environmentally
sensitive lands and support the implementation of our County Comprehensive Plan;
and
WHEREAS, Monroe County is designated an Area of Critical State and appropriations
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund will assist in acquisition of lands affected
by this designation; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County recognizes the importance of land acquisition in enabling
the implementation of conservation goals, growth management and comprehensive
land use plans; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners hereby urges the
Congress of the United States to appropriate Land and Water Conservation Funds, in
the following amount, for land acquisition in the Florida Keys for fiscal year 2000.
National Key Deer Refuge: $6 million
Section 2. That the County Clerk be hereby directed to furnish copies of this Resolution
to United States Senator Bob Graham, United States Senator Connie Mack, and United
States Representative Peter Deutsch.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 15th day of March, 2000.
Mayor Shirley Freeman
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Mary Kay Reich
Commissioner Nora Williams
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