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Resolution 278-1988 County Commission RESOLUTION NO. 278 -1988 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS- SIONERS REQUESTING THAT ALL OWNERS AND DRIVERS OF TOUR BUSES ASSIST IN THE PRO- TECTION OF THE UNIQUE AND ENDANGERED KEY DEER BY REFRAINING FROM USING GULF BOULEVARD AND KYLE BOULEVARD ON BIG PINE KEY, MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA WHEREAS, the existence of Key Deer on the Island of Big Pine Key in Monroe County is at best a fragile one; and WHEREAS, the said Key Deer are a threatened species and are deserving of extreme protection; and WHEREAS, despite the avid interest displayed by tourists, the very existence of the Key Deer is threatened by excessive attention and travel in the area of their habitat; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board hereby requests all owners and drivers of tour buses who have visited the Port Pine Heights area of Big Pine Key and whose presence has caused concern among the community with respect to the protection of the Key Deer to refrain from using those certain roadways going into Port Pine Heights, known as Gulf Boulevard and Kyle Boulevard, in order to contribute to the protection of the Key Deer. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 5th day of July, A.D., 1988. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By g~, . '" Mayo aJ.rman ..~ (SEAL) Attest:DANNY L. :KOLHAGE, Clerk '!I2.L ~&-1-' AI ~ er ' Attomr!}"s Cffi(;A BY