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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3- Outside Entity Resolutions of Support F (A Miners Assoc.)Resolution Supporting the City of Angoon's Energy Initiative and the USFS Record of Decision approving the Thayer Creek Hydroelectric Project WHEREAS, the Juneau Branch of the Alaska Miners Association is committed to supporting the development of hydroelectric infrastructure in Southeast Alaska in order to facilitate the economic well being of the region; and WHEREAS, Angoon through the Angoon Community Association, the City of Angoon and Kootznoowoo, Inc., has been striving for energy independence; improved economic development and quality of life; and WHEREAS, Angoon has been promoting the Thayer Creek Hydroelectric Project for more than two decades; and that the United States Forest Service has issued draft environmental impact statements with a final Record of Decision pending; and WHEREAS, the Thayer Creek Hydroelectric Project is "shovel -ready" and should qualify for federal stimulus funds and other public funding; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Juneau Branch of the Alaska Miners Association urges the United States Forest Service to finalize the Record of Decision as soon as possible so that this project may move forward to improve the economy, provide jobs and improve the quality of life in this region; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we urge the United States Forest Service to authorize and permit the Thayer Creek Hydroelectric Project proposal submitted by Kootznoowoo, Inc., which provides for an overland transmission route and the necessary roads and staging areas to construct and operate the project in the manner envisioned by the leaders of Angoon for over 25 years; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we urge the United States Forest Service to work in partnership with Angoon, other Southeast Alaska communities, the State of Alaska and other United States Government agencies in developing a Southeast Alaska hydroelectric energy inter -tie system with appropriate corridors and linkage to the British Columbia Hydroelectric and the Bonneville Power Grid; FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Resolution be communicated to the United States Forest Service, the Alaska Congressional Delegation, the Governor of Alaska and the Alaska State Legislature. ON BEHALF OF THE JUNEAU BRANCH OF THE ALASKA MINERS ASSOCIATION, April 24, 2009, Mike Bell, Chairman