Brought forth by Commissioner Cara Jennings and on an unanimous vote on December 15, our City Commission voted to oppose off-shore drilling in Florida's territorial waters. This resolution was forwarded to elected officials.
Predicted to reach the coast in just three days, this latest oil spill in the Gulf is gushing 42,000 gallons of oil a day and is larger than the State of Rhode Island. With 30 counties in Florida already adopting a resolution, we soon should have full support of every city in the State. The oil spill was caused by the sinking of the Transocean Ltd. Deepwater Horizon, and it was drilling an exploration well for BP PLC.
Peter Timm was the only one who spoke against this resolution. I wonder if he has now changed his mind.
Kudos to the City Commission and Commissioner Jennings for this Resolution and helping to protect our Florida shoreline.
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