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RESOLUTION NO. 9 - 95196
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, EXPRESSING VILLAGE COUNCIL SUPPORT
OF EFFORTS TO SECURE A PORTION OF U.S. COAST
GUARD PROPERTY BEING RETURNED TO THE BUREAU
OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOR LANDS FOR CULTURAL
FACILITIES AND A NATURE PRESERVE WITHIN THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA.
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WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard operates the Jupiter
Inlet Lighthouse Station on several parcels or tracts of
land located generally at the northwest quadrant of the
Loxahatchee River and the Intracoastal Waterway, just west
of the Jupiter Inlet in the Village of Tequesta and the Town
of Jupiter in Palm Beach County, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Coast Guard is returning to the Bureau of
Land Management 80 acres of land associated with the Jupiter
Lighthouse, including Parcels A and B, which are located
within the Village of Tequesta, consisting of approximately
49.49 acres; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Tequesta, for many years, has
designated the land use for these properties to be
recreational and open -space (R/OP), which provides for
permitted uses including cultural and civic centers, as well
as conservation areas; and
WHEREAS, the cultural organizations in the Tequesta area
have experienced phenomenal growth in recent years,
necessitating the need for bigger and more modern facilities
to accommodate these levels of participation; and
i WHEREAS, there is a shortage of land available for the
expansion of cultural facilities within the Tequesta area
that can be reasonably afforded by these not - for - profit
' organizations; and
WHEREAS, the people of Tequesta have always been closely
associated with the various artistic endeavors since the
inception of the Village, as evidenced by the location of
the Lighthouse Gallery and School of Art, the Burt Reynolds
Institute for Theatre Training, the Coastal Players Theatre
and the Blowing Rocks Music Festival, all located within the
Village of Tequesta; and
WHEREAS, a group of citizens have formed a committee for
the purpose of securing land for the aforementioned cultural
facilities and to provide an integrated nature preserve upon
appropriate portions of the land to be excessed by the U.S.
Coast Guard and managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Village of Te uesta hereby states its
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support of citizen efforts to secure lands for cultural
facilities integrated with a nature preserve in order to
enhance public access to the environmental resources to be
preserved and protected in this remnant of Florida Scrub,
while simultaneously providing land for the development of
urgently needed cultural facilities serving the Northern
Palm Beach /Southern Martin County areas.
Section 2. The Village Council of the Village of Tequesta
hereby expresses the intention of the Village in working in
conjunction with the cultural organizations, citizens
committee, Bureau of Land Management, other agencies of the
Federal Government and Palm Beach County in securing these
lands for cultural facilities, in conjunction with a nature
preserve, in order to facilitate the utilization of this
property for the benefit of the public.
Section 3. The Village Manager is hereby authorized to
meet and confer with the various officers and officials of
the Bureau of Land Management, local cultural organization
representatives and concerned citizens, as may be required,
and to do all things necessary to carry out the purposes and
intent of this Resolution.
• Section 4. The Village Clerk is directed to forward a copy
of this Resolution to appropriate officials of the Bureau of
Land Management; Florida's United States Senators; United
States Representative Mark Foley; Karen Marcus, Palm Beach
County District One Commissioner; the presiding officer of
each local cultural organization and applicable local
government agency heads having an interest in this matter.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon adoption.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED by Councilmember
Schauer , who moved its adoption. The
motion was seconded by Councilmember Han -,Pn ,
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION
Joseph N. Capretta
Ron T. Mackail
Carl C. Hansen
Elizabeth A. Schauer
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The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and
adopted this 9th day of November, A.D., 1995.
• ` MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
Ron T. Mackail
ATTEST:
oann Manga ello
Village Clerk
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