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CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

RESOLUTION 04-77

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, OPPOSING GOVERNOR MURKOWSKI=S PROPOSAL TO ALLOW INCREASED POLLUTION (MIXING ZONES) IN SALMON STREAMS.

WHEREAS, Alaska wild salmon are renowned worldwide for being clean, fresh and healthy; and

WHEREAS, Alaska salmon require clean water and healthy habitats to thrive and reproduce; and

WHEREAS, Farmed salmon have created significant social and economic dislocations for Cook Inlet Fishermen; and

WHEREAS, Alaska salmon marketing hinges on consumer preference for fish coming from clean, pristine waters; and

WHEREAS, Alaska salmon support countless families and communities throughout the state, and form part of the cultural fabric which makes Alaska unique; and

WHEREAS, The Murkowski Administration has proposed rule changes which will increase pollution in salmon streams; and

WHEREAS, Salmon health, salmon habitat and salmon marketing will suffer under the Murkowski Administration=s proposal.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby opposes Governor Murkowski=s proposal to allow increased pollution (mixing zones) in salmon streams.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 13^th day of September, 2004.

CITY OF HOMER

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JACK CUSHING, MAYOR