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The County Administrator read a letter dated February 3, 1967, wherein the Floralina Exploration Company requests permission to run drilling tests for minerals on all road rights-of-way maintained by . the County- No action was taken. At the request 9f Dire JoeEe Earman, Chairman of the Florida Inland Navigation Distrist, and on lotion by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded the Commissioner McCullers, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: .RESOLUTION NO. 67-5 WHEREAS, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, has been authorized as a 12 foot navigation project for many years; and, WHEREAS, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway has been completed to 12 feet only as far south as Fort Pierce, Florida; and, WHEREAS,increasing traffic on the waterway and the early com- pletion of the Cross Florida Barge Canal make the completion of this authorize project to Miami extremely importantto the economy of all of Florida; and, WHEREAS, " the Florida Inland Navigation District is arranging for the early replacement of bridges over the waterway along the .lower east coast which now have substandard clearances; and, WHEREAS, favorable freight .rates on bulk commodities which are provided by barge competition are of the utmost importance to industry and agriculture; and, WHEREAS, the Senate Committee on Public Works has requested a study of this deepening project of the Chief of Army Engineers by resolution; and, WHEREAS, a specific request for the necessary funds must be made by. the Governor of Florida in accordance with the over-all plan for waterways development in , the State; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that said County Commissioners urge that the Govern of Florida include in his request to the Federal Government for public works for the next fiscal year the funds required for the study authorized by the Senate Committee; and,E B 8 1967 BOOK 10 PAGE 24.;`