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FFF'_ -1 <br />JU N 141994 mar fadv1 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 94- 75 <br />A RESOLUTION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO SECURE <br />COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA LAW WITH RESPECT <br />TO BEACH PRESERVATION. <br />WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has recognized that the State's <br />beaches and dunes are one of its most valuable natural resources by <br />enactment of the "Beach and Shore Preservation Act", Chapter 161, <br />F.S.; and <br />WHEREAS, "the Florida Legislature has recognized the need for <br />the protection of marine animals by enactment of the "Marine Turtle <br />Protection Act", Section 370.12, F. S . ; and <br />WHEREAS, any actions public or private which contravene the <br />purpose and intent of said legislative enactments should be prohibited <br />and corrective action taken; and <br />WHEREAS, man-made inlets and related jetties interrupt the <br />southerly flow .of sand; and <br />WHEREAS, at the northern boundary of Indian River County lies <br />the man-made Sebastian inlet with a 500 foot north jetty; and <br />WHEREAS, to the south of said inlet there has been severe <br />erosion which threatens property both public and private; and <br />WHEREAS, said erosion has had an adverse impact on the <br />hatching habitat of sea turtles; and <br />WHEREAS, the Downdrift Coalition, Inc., a non-profit <br />corporation, has as its goal protection of the beaches of Indian River <br />County from adverse impacts, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF -INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />that: <br />4 <br />