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