Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 75-16-Shoreline erosion prevention-LJP — reading text

SANTA ROSA ISLAND AS SET ° FORT IN SECTION 193 OF THE RIVER AWD HARBOR ACT OF 1962, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, Section 103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962, as anended, provides authority for the Chief of Engineers to develop and construct coastal shore and beach restoration and protection projects, and . WHEREAS , said law provides that the cost of such projects shall be complete, economically justified and is limited to a Federal | cost of RO more than $1,000,000 and that such p projects may be constructed without specific authorization of Congress, and | WHEREAS, the Santa Rosa Islaad Authority, established in 1947 in accordance with Chapter 24,500, Laws of Florida, is a public agency fully authorized under 3tate Laws co‘ give such assurances and capable of fulZill- ing all measures of local cosperation, aud WHEREAS, erosion dawige on the beaches of Santa Rosa Island along the Inter-Coastal Waterway of Santa Rosa Sound has become @ serious problen and reduced such beaches, at points where they are now non-existent, and WIEREAS, Santa Resa Islend is the primary recreation area for the Persacols eres, and approiimately five million visitors utilized these beachas in the Past twelve months, and ° WIEREAS, the loss nf these beaches will seriously affect the iszportant tourist tudustry and cause extreme adverse .uffect on tha economy of Plorita, aad . WREDEAS, 1f buach vrosioa is allowed to continue wtmabated, serious damage will be sustainad by upland croperty ormers In addition to possible adverse onvirenmintal .flect if the sevace traatmant plane is undermined and contaninates the local waters aad beaches; 1 f . 7 a ee eee er eS ee ee a. rnc. rent rt nea tt mate ten cn on ; : - PRS. NOW, THERE PSRE , RE IT RESOLVED by the Boars "y County nd Commissioners of Escambia County, assembled in meeting this 17th _ day of October, 1974, that the Chief of Engineers authorize and. ‘direct the District Engineer, Mobile District, United States Arny Corns of *ngineers to undertake as soon as possible a study of the eroslon problens of the beaches affecting Santa Rosa Island, with such study resulting in recommendations and/or corrective measures aS may be required, “STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF ESCAMBIA, I, Joe A, Flowers, Comptroller and ex-officio Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution as the same was duly adopt- ‘ae ed and passed at a regular meeting of the Board on the 17th day official seal this IST day of October, 1974, JOE A, FLOWERS, COMPTROLLER AND EX-OFFICIO CLERK TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. By: ©. (Vic Arn Deputy Clerk (S E AL)