Resolution 149-1987County Commission
RESOLUTION NO. 149 -1987
A RESOLUTION APPROVING SITE 2 AS SET FORTH
AND DESCRIBED IN THE SKETCH THEREOF PREPARED
BY POST, BUCKLEY, SCHUH & JERNIGAN, INC., AND
FILED WITH THE COUNTY, REQUESTING THE HONOR-
ABLE ROBERT MARTINEZ, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF FLORIDA, TO RECONSIDER THE PRIOR POSITION
OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON THE NEED AND
NECESSITY FOR AN AIRPORT IN THE UPPER KEYS.
WHEREAS, Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc., has made a
careful study together with the Upper Keys Airport Committee and
has concluded that Site 2 as reflected in a sketch thereof made
by Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc., is the most appropriate
location for an airport for the Upper Keys, and
WHEREAS, there is a great necessity for an airport in the
Upper Keys to accommodate air service in and out of the Port
Largo area and to accommodate those persons who utilize air
travel in lieu of vehicular conveyances, and
WHEREAS, because of the congestion on U.S. Highway 1 there
have been instances where there has been a need to use helicop-
ters and ambulance aircraft because of incidences that have
been life-threating. Because there is no such airport lives have
been jeopardized by the delay in transferring individuals to
places where they can be cared for, and
WHEREAS, the County Commission of Monroe County has request-
ed and has received support from the Florida Department of
Transportation in this endeavor, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA as follows:
1. That it is hereby declared by the Mayor and County
Commission that an airport in the Upper Keys is necessary and
needed at this time.
2. That Site 2 as reflected in the plan of said airport,
which was prepared by Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan, Inc., is
the most desirable location for an Upper Keys airport.
3. That the Governor, the Honorable Robert Martinez, be
and he is called upon and requested to lend his support to this
endeavor and to revisit the former position adopted by the prior
administration and reverse the same by determining that such
airport is a necessity and is badly needed by the citizens of
Monroe County.
4. That any and all agencies of the State, such as the
Department of Transportation, are hereby called on and requested
to aid and help Monroe County in making the acquisition and
construction of an airport in the Upper Keys a reality.
5. That the Clerk of the Board is hereby instructed to
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Governor of
the State of Florida, the Honorable Robert Martinez, and also to
the Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the 17th day of March, A.D. 1987.
(Seal)
Attest : DANNY- L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
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Legend AIRPORT REFERENCE POINT
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Longitude- 80025' 39" W
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