Resolution 214-2012 RESOLUTION NO. 214 - 2012
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA APPLAUDING THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY
AND THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOR
THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANIZING AND CARRYING OUT A KEYS
WIDE BEACH CLEANUP TO TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2012.
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 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 15, 2012;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
1. The Board recognizes 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
2. The Board and citizens of the Florida Keys support the laudable efforts of the
Ocean Conservancy and The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary with the same strength of
spirit held by those who organized the cleanup and volunteered their substantial time and energy.
3. The Board would also like to commend the Monroe County Solid Waste
Management Department and the many businesses in the Keys who have donated time and
materials to this effort including The Ocean Conservancy, The Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary, and the Florida Keys' solid waste haulers: Waste Management, Inc.; Marathon
Garbage Service, Inc.; Keys Sanitary Service, Ted Carter Enterprises, Inc. and Veolia
Environmental Services.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners, Monroe County,
Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 15 of August, 2012.
Mayor David Rice Yes
Mayor Pro Tem Kim Wigington Yes
Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Yes
Commissioner George Neugent Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(Seal) OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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