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SEWARD PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD
RESOLUTION 2000-004 (Wille)
A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY
BOARD RECOMMENDING THAT THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
SUPPORT MULTIPLE USE TRAILS AND OUTDOOR
RECREATIONAL SPORTS, WITH RESPECT TO THE CHUGACH
NATIONAL FOREST REVISED LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN
Whereas, outdoor recreational sports and their participants are a
valued winter industry in the Seward area; and
Whereas, this industry provides jobs and a benefit to the local
economy in the City of Seward and the surrounding area and the board
recognizes the positive economic impact of outdoor recreational activities;
and
Whereas, the board recognizes the importance of involvement of
its citizens in winter recreational activities and the need for citizens to
access the Chugach National Forest; and
Whereas, this board agrees with the Forest Services' concept of
conserving fish and wildlife habitat while providing diverse recreational
opportunities; and
Whereas, the board recognizes that the current limited access to the
Chugach National Forest concentrates various user groups in the same
areas, accentuating conflict between groups. Improving overall ingress,
with new trails for recreational uses, would permit access to a greater area
of the National Forest and reduce user conflict; and
Whereas, the board deems all recreational users should have access
to trails in the Chugach National Forest, and that these trails should not be
further restricted to anyone user group; and
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Whereas, the Port and Commerce Advisory Board fully supports a
"no closure" alternative with respect to the current proposed Chugach
National Forest Plan; and
Whereas, the board fully supports a concept that would provide
additional access for recreational users to the Chugach National Forest;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PORT AND
COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD:
Section 1. The Port and Commerce Advisory Board urges the
Seward City Council to adopt a similar resolution with respect to the
Chugach National Forest Revised Land Management Plan.
Section 2. The Port and Commerce Advisory Board urges the City
Council to encourage a clearer statement of objectives by the U.S.F.S. for
the revisions, especially in local communities that are being impacted by the
revised plan.
ADOPTED BY THE PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD
THIS 1st DAY OF November 2000.
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Ron Wille