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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 81-49
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SEWARD, ALASKA,
RECOGNIZING CONTINUED INTEREST IN PETRO-CHEMICAL
DEVELOPMENT IN SEWARD.
WHEREAS, the City of Seward possesses a unique combination
of deep water port, railroad and highway access to interior
Alaska, and
WHEREAS, the City of Seward has historically been industri-
ally underdeveloped and reliant upon seasonal industries, and
WHEREAS, the City of Seward has undertaken the development
of an infrastructure suitable for rapid economic and population
expansion, and
WHEREAS, to encourage permanent placement in Seward of major
industries the City has undertaken development of a Marine Indus-
trial Park at the 4th of July Creek on Resurrection Bay, and
WHEREAS, the DOW-Shell Consortium has expressed an interest
in developing a petro-chemical industry in Seward or other Alaskan
locations but has recently reported that such development may not
be economically feasible at the present time,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY SEWARD, ALASKA, that
Section 1. That the City of Seward will continue develop-
ment of its infrastructure for industrial and population growth,
and
Section 2. The City will concentrate efforts on placement
of capital improvement and projects to make the Marine Industrial
Park economically attractive to potential industrial users, and
Section 3. The City administration is directed to concen-
trate City resources on development of near-term industrial use
of the Marine Industrial Terminal, and
Section 4. The City remains interested in cooperating with
any potential large industrial users such as DOW-Shell if and
when such a user becomes convinced that long-range plans or
projects are economically feasible in Seward.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, this 26th day of October , 1981.
ITY Or SEWARD, ALASKA
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City of Seward, Alaska
Resol ution No. 81-49
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
BURGESS, CRIPPS, MEEHAN, O'BRIEN, SORIANO AND SWARTZ
NONE
CAMPBELL
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZ,
POWELL & BRUNDIN, Attorneys
for the City of Seward
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Fred B. Arvidson, Attorney
(City Seal)