HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 1996-21Suggested blt: Councilman Bannock
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RESOLtrrlON NO~ 96.11
A I~SOLUTioN OF .THE CouNCIL.OF TI~. cITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,-:
RECOONIZINO TIlE. SoCIAL AND EO~NOMIC IMPORTANCE OFTHE
TouRISM, INDUSTRY-AND SPORTS FIStlINO TO THE KENAI PENINSUI~ .
WHEREAS'. the to- ..ugsm and sports fishing industry is comprised 'of thousands of small,."
f .nm businesses;and,
Vi~IE~, the tOUrism ~d sports fishin8 industry is one of the larSest private.sector
employers and revenue*producins industries on the Kenai Pe_nl,sula; and,
~REAS, the tougsm and s...port~, fishln.~ industry contributes millions of dollars
-annually to the Borough and City of Kenm; and,
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WHEREAS, jobs in support of industries, such as transportation, restaurants, bed &
breakfasts, hotels, car. rental a~encies, and many retail businesses would be in jeopardy
WithOUt a strong Kenai River ~ fishery;' and,
-.WHEREAS; .it is in. the 'beSt in'mSt'of th,'State o! Alaska.and the City of Kenai to."
'maintain Viable recreatiOnal and 'Commercial fishinS witl~ sound biological suide!ineS.. ·.'.
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KENAI, AI2~KA, reco~ues the social and economic importance of tourism anit sport
fishing to our commustity and to the State of Alaska.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 21St day of
February, 1996.
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk