Resolution 291-2010
RESOLUTION NO. 291 - 2010
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA APPLAUDING THE OCEAN
CONSERVANCY AND FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANIZING AND
CARRYING OUT A KEYS-WIDE BEACH CLEANUP TO TAKE PLACE
ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2010.
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys have a diversity of coastal resources including fringing
mangroves, saltmarshes, 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 ()rder 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 25, 2010;
WHEREAS, 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;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
1. 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
\lolunteered their substantial time and energy.
2. The Board would like to commend the many businesses in the Keys that donated time
and materials to this effort, including the Monroe County Solid Waste Management
Department, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and Keys' solid waste
haulers: Key Sanitary Service, Marathon Garbage Service, Waste Management Inc.,
and Veoila.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, on this 15th day of September, 2010.
Mayor Sylvia Murphy
Mayor Pro Tem Heather Carruthers
Commissioner Kim Wigington
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Mario Di Gennaro
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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