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locks in Canal C-54, and requested that he be authorized to attend <br />the meeting. <br />On a Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner <br />McCullers, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: <br />RESOLUTION NO. 67- 75 <br />The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, <br />Florida, resolves: <br />That it does heartily 'endorse, approve and support the recently <br />developed concept of providing navigation and recreation facilities in the works <br />of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District. This Board speci- <br />fically requests the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District, the <br />Corps of Engineers of the United States t;apartment of the Army, and all other <br />public bodies to continue this concept of providing navigation and recreation <br />facilities and particularly to include in its construction of Canal 54 joining the <br />St. John's River and the Sebastian River facilities for small boat navigation in <br />order to make available to the people of the State of Florida and, in fact, the <br />entire nation, the vast wilderness of the Upper St. John's Valley for navigation <br />by boat to bring the beauties of this area within reach of all of the people. <br />This Board foresees the great pleasure and advantages which would accrue to. <br />the people If one were able to travel by boat from the Indian River through <br />Canal 54 to the St. John's River and its many lakes to the present navigable <br />portion of the river and thereby open up this vast and for all intents and pur <br />poses presently inaccessible area. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolu-. <br />tion be delivered to Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District and <br />the Corps of Engineers. <br />DEC 6 1967 <br />Book 10 PAG[544 <br />