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THE CITY OF SEWARD. ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 895
WHEREAS, the United States Deparcment of Transportation
owns and operates deep water port facilities at Seward,
Alaska, and
WHEREAS, this operation is supervised locally by the
Alaska Railroad, and
WHEREAS, this supervisory function has led to the estab-
lishment of policies which have not promoted the use of
the port for all types of freight service into Alaska,
and
WHEREAS, construction of facilities in support of energy
production within Alaska will begin immediately, and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Railroad has indicated the possibili-
ty of closing the Seward port in favor of concentrating
its attention on the Whittier facility, and
WHEREAS, to actively consider such a possibility at this
point in Alaska's economic history is sheer lunac,. and
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Seward wish to take
an active and dedicated part in the future development
of Southcentral Alaska,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of
the City of Seward, Alaska, that the United States De-
parcment of Transportation is hereby requested to deed
to the City of Seward all of its right and title to the
waterfront and dock properties including all of the in-
dustrial lands not now reserved and presently used for
railroad yard purposes, and
BE Ir FURfHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution
be sent to our Congressional delegation in Washington,
D.C., the Honorable Governor of Alaska. and the Kenai
leninsula Borough Assembly.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Common Council of the City
of Seward, Alaska) this 11th day of February, 1974.
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Lee McAneme
Mayor