Columbus, Georgia

A RESOLUTION

NO.





WHEREAS, Columbus, Georgia is situated on the Chattahoochee River at the

northernmost point of the U.S. Inland Waterway in the

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system;



WHEREAS, Columbus has invested $1.2-million in plans and preparation for

building a 240-slip marina and the viability of those plans depends on

maintaining the navigability of the Waterway in the ACF river system;



WHEREAS, The Columbus Council is confident the ACF channel and its locks can be

maintained without damaging the environment;



WHEREAS, The City of Columbus is linked to the Gulf of Mexico by the U.S.

Inland Waterway and the Columbus Council believes the economic interests of

Columbus and of scores of communities downstream require that the ACF Waterway

should remain open for commercial and recreational navigation.



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:



THAT, We support the efforts of the Tri Rivers Waterway Development

Association to get restoration of funding for the U.S. Inland Waterway in the

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system to the federal FY 2005 budget and

respectfully call upon the Congress of the United States to restore said

funding.



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Introduced and read at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia,

held on the 13th day of April, 2004, and adopted at said meeting by the

affirmative vote of _______ members of said Council.





Councilor Allen voting ___________________.

Councilor Anthony voting__________________.

Councilor Davis voting____________________.

Councilor Henderson voting________________.

Councilor Hunter voting___________________.

Councilor McDaniel voting_________________.

Councilor Rodgers voting__________________.

Councilor Suber voting____________________.

Councilor Pugh voting_____________________.

Councilor Woodson voting__________________.















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TINY B. WASHINGTON ROBERT S. POYDASHEFF

CLERK MAYOR