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RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County did adopt a resolution November 6, 1963, requesting the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida to convey to Indian River County an island known as Round Island being on the south County line of Indian River County for recreational purposes; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners. of St. Lucie County did likewise adopt a resolution November 26, 1963, urging that Round Island be conveyed to Indian River County for recreationl purposes; and WHEREAS, said resolutions have not been acted upon by the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, are considering the purchase and acquisition of lands on the South Beach of Indian River County for recreational purposes, and -an offer, which will expire on February 10, 1965, has been submitted to them to purchase Lots 14, 15, and 16, Kansas City Colony Subdivision which lies in Section 34, Twp. 33 S, Range 40 E, and lies easterly of Round Island and an unnamed and unsurveyed island in Round Island Creek; and WHEREAS, it becomes a very important element in the consideration of the purchase of the above property to determine if it is possible to acquire from the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund Round Island and also an unsurveyed and unnamed island in Round Island Creek as these islands would make an outstanding recreational area, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, in meeting assembled this the 21st day of January, 1965, as follows: 1. That the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida be and they are hereby again respectfully requested to convey Round Island to Indian River County for recreational purposes 6.7,t c JAN 211965