83-IIII RESOLUTIONNO!~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,FLORIDA, SUPPORTING
THE TOWN OF OCEAN RIDGE IN ITS EFFORTS AT
BEACH RESTORATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, is aware of the concerted efforts of the Town Commission
of the Town of Ocean Ridge toward beach restoration; and
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the City
Council of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, that the Florida
Department of Environmental Regulation has tentatively denied a
permit to Palm Beach County to restore the beaches through off-
shore dredging but has tentatively granted a permit for an
alternative method involving "improvements" to mechanical
sand transfer operations at the South Lake Worth Inlet; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Boynton
Beach, Florida, supports offshore dredging as the most effective
method of beach restoration and opposes "improvements" to the
sand transfer plant which will not improve beach restoration
for the beaches south of the South Lake Worth Inlet;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1: The City Council of the City of Boynton
Beach, Florida, hereby supports the Towh of Ocean Ridge in its
efforts at beach restoration and supports said Town in its
activities relating to the same.
Section 2: A copy of this Resolution shall be
submitted to the Palm Beach County Commission, the Florida
Department of Environmental Regulation, members of the local
legislative delegation, and any other entity requesting the
same.
Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect
immediately upon passage.
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CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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