70-28RESOLUTIOI'~T NO. 70-28
WHEREAS, it appearsg and it is admitted, by the United States
Navy, an agency. of the Un~.tcd States Government, that said. Navy de-
posited directly off the shore of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida,
waste oil .sludge in a quantity in excess of 500,000 gallans on the
night of November 30, 1970® and
WHEREAS, the oil slick covering the surface of the ocean in an area
of many square miles of surface .approached and drifted toward the City
o€ Atlantic Seach, to within approximately fifteen miles of the shores
of the City of Atlantic Beach, before favorablL winds reversed its
course, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City. of Atlantic Beach and its goner--
nix~g body were deeply concerned, fearful and apprehensive .over the
matter of the United States Navy in their dEposit of slud~~e oil in Uur
bordering waters, and the possibility of the resulting lass to the
citizens of the City of Atlantic Beach of clean water, beautiful beach
and the resulting effect upon marine life irzh~biting local waters,
and
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Atlantic Beach and their
governing body is desirous of being assured that these actions by the
United States Navy .never re-occur ,
NOWa TIiEREFORE, BE IT RESOL~tTED BY THE CITY CO~iISSTON OF THE CITY OF
ATLANTIC BEACH, .FLORIDA, AS FOLLO~TS o
I. That it is urged that the Federal Le~,islature consider and adopt
strong legal measures to prevent a rte-occurrence of the deposit-
ing og waste oil-matters or other pollutants by any agency of the
United States Government, other public agencies, private industry
and other foreign interests, adjacent ~o our shores, in the ocean
areas, that would prevent a threat of financial and ecological
damage to the citizens of this co~iamunity and to the bordering marine.
ecological environment.
2. That a true copy of this Resolution be immediately directed to the
attention of the Honorable Bi11 Chappe7.lq Jr; to the 'Honorable
Spessard L. Holland, U. S. Senate, .the Honorable 'Edward J. Gurney,
U. S. Senate and to the Honorable Lawton Mo Chiles, Jr., U. S.
Senate e~.ect.
PASSED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON .THE 28th .day of December, 197x.
Attest.
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Adele S." Grage, City C1 k