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YEAR: C\C\
BOX NUMBER: D 1)
FILE NUMBER: 'L\8.9(;)
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Augusta Canal, originally constructed in 1845 and expanded in
1875 was built for the threefold purpose of transportation, water supply and power'
generation, and
WHEREAS, the construction of the Canal brought economic prosperity to
Augusta and helped transform the local economy from an agricultural to industrial
economy, and .
WHEREAS, the twelve mile canal system is remarkably intact and represents the
best industrial canal system in the South and one of the best in the United States, and
WHEREAS, the historic Augusta Canal has received numerous recognition's
including designation on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department
of Interior, as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior, as the
first and only Regionally Important Resource by the State of Georgia and as a National
Heritage Area by the U.S. Congress, and
WHEREAS, the Master Plan for the Augusta Canal that was completed in 1993
has five basic elements including preservation, education/interpretation, conservation,
recreation and economic development, and
WHEREAS, the Master Plan recommends that the upper or northern end of the
Canal, approximately 3.5 miles in length, remain as a natural area~ and
WHEREAS, within this natural area between 1-20 and Warren Lake there is a
proposed multi-family development that would place development adjacent to the canal
in a manner that is inconsistent with the recommendations of the Master Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Augusta Canal Authority had determined that this development
would adversely affect the natural beauty of the area, the canal environment and related
resources, and
WHEREAS, the Canal Authority has been actively pursing the acquisition of the
approximately fifty-five acres of property designated for multi-family development for
incorporation into the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area and for use in a manner that
is consistent with the Master Plan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Augusta-Richmond County
Comm" ssion that they support and endorse the efforts of the Augusta Canal Authority to
pure a the aforementioned prope