Resolution 279-2009
RESOLUTION NO. 2 79 .. 2009
A RESOLUTION OF. mE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS APPLAUDING THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY
A"ND THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANIZING AND CARRYING OUT
A KEYS-WIDE BEACH CLEANUP TO TAKE PLACE ON
SEPTEMBER 19, 2009.
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys have a diversity of coastal resources including
fringing mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass meadows, nearshore patch reefs, offshore
barrier reefs, and sandy beaches; and
WHEREAS, the coast has provided the Keys with a rich scenic, cultural, and
historical heritage and constitutes a national recreational and economic resource
supporting a robust commercial fishing and tourist industry; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County is strongly committed to the wise management of
its coastline in order to ensure the natural and economic sustainability of this resource;
and
WHEREAS, the proper disposal and recycling of solid waste is an important
aspect of protecting the Keys' coastal resources and achieving coastal sustainability; and
WHEREAS, the Ocean Conservancy has sponsored an annual County and
Statewide coastal cleanup in Florida since 1988, resulting in the nations' largest coastal
cleanup effort; and
WHEREAS, the Ocean Conservancy and the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary is sponsoring a coastal cleanup in the Florida Keys on Saturday, September 19,
2009;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
Section 1. The coastal cleanup efforts of the Ocean Conservancy and the Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary are critically important to the protection of coastal
resources in the Keys; and
Section 2. The Board and citizens of Monroe County, the Florida Keys, support
this laudable effort with the same strength of spirit held by those who organized the
cleanup and volunteered their substantial time and energy.
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Section 3. The Board commends the many businesses in the Keys that donated
time and materials to this effort, including the Monroe County Waste Management
Department, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and the Keys' solid waste
haulers: Key Sanitary Service, Marathon Garbage Service, Waste Management Inc., and
Onyx.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners, Monroe
County, Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 16th day of September,
2009.
Mayor George Neugent
Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia Murphy
Commissioner Heather Carruthers
<:Q~missioner Kim Wigington
..-tommissioner Mario Di Gennaro
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