71-17RESOLUTION #71-17
A RE50LUT~QN IN SUPPORT OF THE MOVEMENT TO PRESERVE
THE GUANO RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA FOR PUBLIC
RECREATION PURPOSESa
WHEREAS, Florida oceanfront property is becoming increasingly
scarce, and
WHEREAS, private developers are buying it up at a rapid pace
for real estate subdivisions, condominiums, •=tcp, and
WHEREAS, a point will soon be reached. when there will be little
or no available oceanfront property for public recreation
purposes, and
WHEREAS, Florida without public beaches and recreational areas
would become no less than a national catastrcaphe, and
WHEREAS, there is in Sto Johns.. County of nori~heast Florida
just South of privately owned Ponte Vedra Beach an area of
approximately ten thousand acres of high, dry land, canal
front, lakes and ocean front property that is now privately
owned and partially used by the public, that is a veritable
nature's paradise with unlimited potential for public recrea-
tion, called the Guano River Wildlife Management Area, and
WI3EREAS, the Jacksonville Beaches Area Chamber of Commerce is
presently spearheading a movement to save. this area for pos-
terity and for the enjoyment of future generations,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH,, FLORIDA, that
It strongly voices. it support of the propc~sit.ion of preserving
this "Nature`s T~lilderness" and resolves that all. agencies and
people in high places in State .and Federal Government be urged
to use all means at their disposal to acquire and save this
parcel of Florida land and beach for the enjoyment of our
children and grandchildren and for generations as yet unborna
Approved and signed this 2bth day of July, 19710
Attest
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Adele Sa Grage
City Clerk
(SEAL)