Res 593 RESOLUTION NO. 593
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, PROteSTING AGAINST
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GROIN IN SECTION 3~,
TOWNSHIP ~5 S., RANGE ~3 E.
WHEREAS, it bras come to the attention of the City Council of the
City of Delray Beach, Florida, that an application has been made to the
War Department by the Pelican Beach Apartments, Inc., C/O C~o. S. Br~ckmay,
Engineer, Guaranty Building, West Palm Beach, Florida, for a permit to
construct a groin in the straits of Florida, at the foot of Seaview Avenue
in Section 3&, Township &5 S., Range &3 E., Palm Beach County, Florida,
and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council of the City of De]may
Beach that the construction of such a groin will cause the erosion of the
beach to the south of such groin and necessitate the construction of
additional groins to the south thereof to stop such erosion, and
WHERE~, eventually the construction of such groins would reach the
City of De]ray Beach and would seriously damage the one mile of public beach
maintained by said City, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of De~ray Beach is of the opinion
that no useful purpose will be served by the erection of such groin, and that
it will interfere with navigation,
NOW, THEREFCRE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City of Delray Beach hereby protests and objects
to the construction of the above described groin for the reasons above set
forth.
SECTION 2. That a copy of this Resolution be mailed to the District
Engineer, United States Engineer Office, P. O. Bax &970, Jacksonville, Florida.
PASSED in Special Session on this the 29th day of Juyl, 19~.
President of City Council
City Clerk