1968-25 Expressing The Kodiak Island Borough's Desire That The Construction Of A Road Through Katmai National Monument.r 7
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 68 -25-R
A RESOLUTION ELPRESSING'S KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH'S DESIRE THAT THE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECONSjD a ITS OBJECTIONS TO THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A ROAD THROUGH KATMAI NATIONAAL MONUMENT.
THE BOROUGH OF KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA, resolves:
moms no adequate ferry boat termima has been located on the Pacific side
of the Alaska Peninsula which would be an ioducrant for the extension of the Kodiak
ferry service to a prospective road across the peninsula; and
moons two splendid harbors, Geographic and Kukak are located within the
Katmai National Monument; and
WHEREAS years of study by the Alaska Department of Highways and other
indicate that by far the most feasible and leant kaencies
Peninsula lies within Katmai National Monument; and
route across the Alaska
UMBELS the National Park Service has expressed its adamant opposition to
utilization of harbors and road construction in the monument; and
WHEREAS EAS this opposition was based on the assertion that egress by road from
either wa
to Kukak or Geographic Harbors s virtually an impossible engineering feat due
precipitous nature of the surrounding terrain; and
WHEREAS a very feasible route has been located from the head of Geographic
Harbor, thus negating this objection; and
WHEREAS the Park Service has further objected with the contention that ne-
cessary road construction to connect Bristol Hay with the Pacific would destroy
wilderness values within the monument; and
WHEREAS moat of the additional road necessary would traverse lava flats and
lunar type landscape largely devoid of wildlife, clear waters and forest cover norm-
ally associated with wilderness values; and
WHEREAS the National Park Service has already gouged a rough road through
the major portion of the route which by contrast does have all the wilderness values
listed above; and
WHEREAS this existing road starts within the confines of the monument and
goes yet deeper therein rather than extending to the perimeter and thus allowing
access to the public; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska State Legislature has adopted Senate Joint Resolution
No. 37 which includes all of the facts as set forth in this resolution;
DE IT RESOLVED that the Kodiak Island Borough requests the Park Service to
reconsider their objections in the light of recent studies and to work in hansony
with the state to make the scenic wonders of the r'ira a arca and thus serve its intended - - - -- '� `�`: " -- "e to the pub-
- purpose.
COPIES of this Resolution shall be sent to The Honorable Stewart L. Udall,
National Park Department of
;The Claren Honorable
F. Pautske, Fish and Wild-
life Service; and to the Honorable E.L. Bartlett and The Honorable Ernest Gruening,
U.S. Senators, and The Honorable Howard W. Pollock, U.S. Representative, members of
the Alaska delegation in Congress, the Cities of Anchorage, Dillingham, Homer. and Kodiak;
the Greater Anchorage Area Borough; the Kenai Peninsula Borough; the Bristol Bay
Borough.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of July , 1968.
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