Resolution 262a-2010RESOLUTION NO. 262a -2010
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, HONORING WARREN JOHNSTON AND
THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, the Propeller Club of the United States of America member Mr. Warren Johnson
had the foresight, leadership and vision to recommend installation of Sea Beacon 2 System, known as
Racon Beacons, to protect the natural resource of the United States & the State of Florida known as the
third largest barrier reef in the world located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; and
WHEREAS there has not been a ship grounding on the reef tract that runs from Fowey Rocks to
Loggerhead Key in the Dry Tortugas Since the installation of the Racon Beacon System in 1999; now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, that:
I. We honor the Propeller Club of the United States and its member Mr. Warren Johnson with
appreciation and thanks for helping protect this National Treasure, the Offshore Barrier Reef that lies
within the boundaries of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
2. This resolution shall be effective as of the date of its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS this 15 day of
September, 2010.
Mayor Sylvia Murphy
Mayor Pro Tern Heather Carruthers
Commissioner Mario DiGennero
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Kim Wigington
(SEAL)
Attest:
DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Cler
By.
Deputy Clerk
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