DENALI BOROUGH, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 92-09
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING
THE CREATION OF THE NORTH RAILBELT COALITION FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGIONAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS, Alaska contains vast tracts of
harvestable timber and significant coal deposits; and
WHEREAS, demand is increasing for these
commodities throughout the Pacific Rim; and
WHEREAS, the most accessible resources are within
the railbelt corridor, in that area that includes the Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, the Denali Borough, the City of Nenana, and the Fairbanks North Star
Borough; and
WHEREAS, the only impediment to most resource
projects is some additional transportation infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, those projects can provide substantial
numbers of jobs for the region;
AND WHEREAS, those projects also provide economic
diversification and new revenues;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: The Denali Borough
supports and endorses the creation of a new North Railbelt Coalition, including
those municipalities described herein, for the purpose of developing
transportation infrastructure that will contribute to competitive regional
economic development.
PASSED and APPROVED by the DENALI BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
this 15th
day of November, 1992.
SIGNATURE ON FILE
Mayor
ATTEST:
SIGNATURE ON FILE
Borough Clerk