Resolution No. 09-07 vRESOLUTION NO: 09-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
NAMING THE CITY'S NEWEST ADDITION OF PARK AND CONSERVATION
LANDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY AND ADJACENT TO THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AS THE RIVER BRANCH PRESERVE
WHEREAS, the City of Atlantic Beach has recently acquired approximately 350 acres of
marsh and uplands on the west side of the City, north of Atlantic Boulevard, and directly east of the
Intracoastal Waterway; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition ensures that the property will be protected from development and
that the public will have access to the waterways on the west side of Atlantic Beach for low impact
recreational uses in the future; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of this property was made possible through a major donation from
the River Branch Foundation which shares the City's desire for future preservation and public access
to the property.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Commission of the City of
Atlantic Beach that the property formerly known as the Buckman-Pritchard Estate located on the west
side of Atlantic Beach, north of Atlantic Boulevard and east of the Intracoastal Waterway shall be
named the River Branch Preserve.
The City Commission thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this 26th day of
May, 2009.
ATTEST:
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DONNA L. BARTLE
City Clerk
Approved asto form and correctness:
. JENSEN, ESQUIRE