HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 1970-435 Supporting Ban on Dredging, Filling or Sale of Bottom Lands in Lake WorthRESOLUTION NO. 435-70
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING A BAN ON DREDGING, FILLING OR SALE
OF BOTTOM LANDS IN LAKE WORTH.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Village Council of North Palm Beach,
Florida, hereby expresses its strong support of the memorandum
suggested by Internal Improvement Fund Staff Director, James
Apthorp, to Governor Claude Kirk, which suggests that the Trustees
of the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida "withdraw
from sale all submerged lands in Lake Worth and deny issuance of
dredge and fill permits."
Section 2. The Village Council of North Palm Beach,
Florida recommends that the proposal and memorandum quoted above
be implemented immediately so as to preserve the ecology and
aesthetic value of Lake Worth to the communities which surround it.
Section 3. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to send
a certified copy of this Resolution to the Trustees of the Internal
Improvement Fund of the State of Florida and to the Honorable
Claude Kirk, Governor of the State of Florida, and to Internal
Improvement Fund Staff Director, James Apthorp.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1970.
/s/ Thomas F. Lewis
MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk