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aty ofTenakM Springi 



RESOLUTION 96^7 



hlheCouncd fntro(hic«d by fiM 



April 25. 1 996 Council Presxlait 



A RESOLUTION FOR THE Crry OF TENAKEE SPRINGS, ALASKA, 



OPPOSING EXTENSION OF THE LOUISIANA PACDIC'S KETCHIKAN PULP COMPANY 



SO YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 



WHEREAS, the SO yev oontnct oonntly enjoyed hy LouisuM PKific% Ketchikan Pulp C<mp«^ (LPIQ 

 give* thtt oompaoy m unlUr minrtagfs ovtr oocnpc tit o n aad aehahe tif^ to timbflr 

 nsoutow, tnd 



WHEREAS, the Unna of that cortrict were negotiated in the \9iCft tnd m wholly iM ppiupriite today, mi 



WHEREAS, genuine multiple use of the Tongus National Fofeat that provide* for subsistence, tourism, 

 inklcpcnJcnt limber operalon, and adequate fith and wildlife habitat protection u incompatible 

 with allowuig LPK tunber operations a continued pnority, wJ 



WHEREAS, areas of Temkae Inlet, whiob wore not in LPICi original oontnct ««•, hive already been 

 identified to s^iply LPK under the original contiKr. and 



WHEREAS, extension of the LPK oontnct would vastly Increase pressuc tar fanmedtate laigft-scale 

 clearcutting in Tenakee Inlet, and 



WHEREAS, in 1995 LPK was ooovicted of a feto(\y and 13 other charges related to violationt of clean air 

 and water laws, aid 



WHEREAS, the possibility of lor^ torn eoortomic diversity and stability for our oonmnunity and the region 

 would be hamed by extension of LPICs contnct; 



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of tfte City of Tenakee Springs, Alaska hereby 

 oppoKi extension of Louisiana Pacific's Ketchikan Pulp Conpan/s 50 Year Contract with the 

 USDA Forest Service. 



BB FT FURTHER RESOLVED to direct the city cleric to forwnd a copy of this resolution to the Honorable 

 Tony Knowles, Oovcnxir of the State of Alaska. 



ADOPTED Cf\/eS,s 1 VaXA^S^ii rmS ^^"^^ DAY OF APRIL 1996 



Louis S.Heint 



City Council Preakknt 



ex o£Bck> MAYOR 



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