Resolution 045-1993
Commissioner Harvey
RESOLUTION NO. 045 -1993
A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE AND OTHER FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS TO
TRANSFER ORPHANED UNITS FROM OTHER CLOSED
BASES TO MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
\VHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners is
most proud and appreciative of the services provided by the
United States Department of Defense and other fed~a1 inMi-
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tutions to the residents of Monroe County, State of ~~o~~a,~he;
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United States of America and the World; and ~~ ~ --< N "I
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\-1HEREAS, there appears to be a nationwide r~~~iollo i~
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WHEREAS, Monroe County offers such weather conducive t~al~
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operations; and
WHEREAS, the waters surrounding Monroe County are pristine
with waters flowing from the broad Atlantic Ocean and/or the Gulf
of Mexico; and
WHEREAS, foreign soil in Cuba is only ninety miles from Key
West, Florida, the County seat, which is closer than the mainland
of Florida, and Cuban affairs are yet unsettled; and
WHEREAS, the Caribbean waters and air spaces are close to
this County; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
That the Department of Defense and other federal insti-
tutions are encouraged to transfer any "orphaned" units from
other closed bases to Monroe County, particular Key West,
Florida, which already has strategic military spots.
That the hands of the Monroe County Commission are extended
as an act of good will and welcome.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held
on the 20th
day of
January
1993.
Mayor London
Mayor Pro Tern Cheal
yes
no
Commissioner Harvey
yes
Commissioner Freeman
yes
Commissioner Reich
yes
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY KOLHAGE, Clerk
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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