Resolution 201-1995
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey
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RESOLUTION NO.
201-1995
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:t€' RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
~OMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
~~DORSING THE PRESENCE OF THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY
~; PiTROL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND REQUESTING THE
FroRIDA LEGISLATURE TO MAINTAIN SAID PRESENCE.
WHEREAS, the geographic features of the Florida Keys and the uniqueness
of their location make it necessary to maintain a number of branch Florida
Highway Patrol stations, substations, and officers in the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, the "eighteen-mile stretch" of U.S. 1 at the gateway to the
Florida Keys is an extremely dangerous highway segment upon which numerous
accidents occur, necessitating a presence of Florida Highway Patrol officers; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Highway Patrol presence in the Florida Keys, as well
as a sufficient appropriation to assure this presence, has been supported by many
of Key West's and Monroe County's illustrious citizens, past and present, including
Senator Spottswood and Mr. Charlie Ramos; and
WHEREAS, our Florida Highway Patrol troopers have distinguished
themselves in service in the Florida Keys and have been decorated for their
bravery, and their loyalty and dedication to the citizenry in the Florida Keys is
appreciated by all; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1.
Monroe County hereby endorses the presence of the Florida
Highway Patrol in the Florida Keys and requests the Florida Legislature to maintain
the Florida Keys presence of the Florida Highway Patrol through continued
funding.
Section 2. That the Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to forward
certified copies of this Resolution to the Monroe County Legislative Delegation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on the
21st day of
June, 1995.
Mayor Freeman
Mayor Pro T em London
Commissioner Douglass
Commissioner Harvey
Commissioner Reich
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ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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