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RESOLUTION NO. 07-386
A RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNING
BOARD OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SFWMD) TO
EXPEDITE THE COMPLETION OF THE
C23/24 PROJECT IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY
AS A KEY COMPONENT OF THE INDIAN
RIVER LAGOON (IRL) PLAN
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County
has made the following determinations:
1. The greater Everglades ecosystem, spanning from the
Kissimmee River Valley to Florida Bay, is a national resources and
international treasure.
2. St. Lucie County supports Everglades restoration and
recognizes it lS an important part of the future economic well
being of South Florida.
3. The Everglades Restoration and related projects will not
only improve environmental conditions and quality of life, but also
will improve flood protection and water supply for more than seven
(7) million Floridians and millions of visi tors to the South
Florida area.
4. The St. Lucie Estuary and Southern Indian River Lagoon
continue to be degraded by high water levels and excessive
freshwater discharges and nutrients carried and redirected by
drainage canals constructed by the Central and Southern Flood
Control project.
5. St. Lucie County has a record of supporting local, state,
and federal programs to improve the environmental health of the St.
Lucie Estuary and the Indian River Lagoon and their associated
ecosystems, which are critical to the economic and social
environment of South Florida.
6. The citizens of St. Lucie County have contributed
millions of local tax revenue to help fund the acquisition of lands
necessary for preservation and Indian River Lagoon South CERP
construction components.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby urge the Governing Board of the
South Florida Water Management District to expedite the completion
of the C23-24 Project in St. Lucie County as a key component of the
Indian River Lagoon (IRL) Plan.
2. The County Administrator lS hereby directed to forward
copies of this resolution to the Governing Board of the South
Florida Water Management District.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as
follows:
Chairman Joseph E. Smith
Vice-Chairman Paula A. Lewis
Commissioner Doug Coward
Commissioner Charles Grande
Commissioner Chris Craft
AYE
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ATTEST:
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 27th day of November, 2007.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMXSSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
FORM AND