Resolution 379-1999
FilED FOR RECORD
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DANNY L. KOLHAGE
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A Olfm'~tftarION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS APPLAUDING THE CENTER FOR MARINE
CONSERVATION FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANIZING AND
CARRYING OUT A KEYS WIDE BEACH CLEANUP TO TAKE
PLACE ON' 18 SEPTEMBER, 1999.
Commissioner Neugent, District 2
379
RESOLUTION NO~ 1999
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys have 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 Center for Marine Conservation has sponsored an annual County
and Statewide coastal cleanup in Florida since 1988, resulting in the nations' largest
coastal cleanup effort; and
WHEREAS, the Center for Marine Conservation is sponsoring a coastal cleanup
in the Florida Keys on Saturday 18 September 1999;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
The coastal cleanup efforts of the Center for Marine Conservation are critically
important to the protection of coastal resources in the Keys; and
The Board and citizens of Monroe County, the Florida Keys, support this laudable
effort with the s~e strength of spirit held by those who organized the cleanup and
volunteered their substantial time and energy.
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Additionally, the Board would like to commend the many businesses in the Keys
that donated time and materials to this effort, including the Monroe County Recycling
Department, The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Clean Florida Keys and Keys'
solid waste haulers, Waste Management Inc.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners, Monroe
County, Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 18th day of September,
A.D. 1999.
Mayor Harvey
Mayor Pro Tern Freeman
Commissioner Neugent
Commissioner Reich
Commissioner Williams
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Mayor/Chairman
A DANNY I. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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EFFECTIVE DATE