HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-088RESOLUTION NO. 01 -88
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA OPPOSING THE UTILIZATION OF
PRESERVATION 2000 FUNDS FOR OTHER STATE PROGRAMS
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
On January 9, 1991, St. Lucie County adopted the St. Lucie County Comprehensive
Plan pursuant to Ordinance 90-01.
The adopted comprehensive plan contains objectives and polices which support the
acquisition of conservation and recreation lands for the protection of natural
resources, including native plant communities and endangered and threatened plant
and animal species.
On November 8, 1994, the voters of St. Lucie County approved a twenty million and
00/100 dollars ($20,000,000.00) bond issue for the purpose of acquiring
environmentally significant lands.
St. Lucie County has utilized the Preservation 2000 Program to share the costs of
acquiring local conservation and recreation lands and has active projects that are
dependent on the rema'ming Preservation 2000 funds.
On March 22, 2001, the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee voted to redirect
one hundred million and 00/100 dollars ($100,000,000.00) of the rema'ming
Preservation 2000 funds to the Everglades Restoration Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
St. Lucie County urges the members of the Florida Legislature to ensure the
remaining Preservation 2000 funds are utilized for the acquisition o£ conservation
and recreation lands, and oppose any effort to reallocate Preservation 2000 funds to
other state programs;
St. Lucie County urges the members of the Florida Legislature which oversee the
utilization of the Preservation 2000 funds to ensure the funds are utilized for the
completion of existing environmental land projects.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Francis Hutchinson
AYE
Vice-Chairman Douglas Coward
AYE
Commissioner CliffBames
AYE
Commissioner Paul Lewis
AYE
Commissioner John Bruhn
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 3rd day of April, 2001.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF ,C~,OUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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