Resolution 173-1993
Monroe County Commission
RESOLUTION NO. 173 -1993
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, REQUESTING
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION REGARDING THE
ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE OF THE FLORIDA BAY.
WHEREAS, the Florida Bay is undergoing critical ecological
deterioration; and
WHEREAS, the collapse of the Florida Bay is the result of
cutting off more than 90% of the freshwater that historically
flowed into the Bay from the Everglades; and
WHEREAS, the marine life in the Florida Bay are suffering
maj or declines due to the cut-off of freshwater and resulting
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adopted Resolution No. 84-1993 requesting the South Florida Water
Management District (SFWMD) to hold public hearings to allow the
citizens and taxpayers of the Florida Keys to express their
concerns on this issue; and
WHEREAS, the public hearings were held and the Board of
County Commissioners hereby respectfully requests that the SFWMD
take immediate action on the recommendations suggested;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1.
The Board here requests the SFWMD to take
immediate action to restore the quantity and quality of
freshwater flows into the Florida Bay, by increasing the flow of
water through Taylor Slough, one of the Florida Bay's main
sources of freshwater from the mainland, and by decreasing the
amount of freshwater wasted in the C-111 canal, which pumps the
precious water out to the Atlantic Ocean.
Section 2.
The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to
forward a certified copy of this Resolution to Governor Lawton
Chiles and to the Governing Board of the South Florida Water
Management District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on
the 4th day of May, A.D. 1993.
Mayor London
Mayor Pro Tem Cheal
Commissioner Freeman
Commissioner Harvey
Commissioner Reich
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ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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