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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 5-9010•02019 <br />Peter D. O'Bryan <br />Chairman <br />District 4 <br />Wesley S. Davis <br />Vice Chairman <br />District 1 <br />May 20, 2014 <br />Mr. David Valenstein <br />D ivision Chief, Environment and Systems Planning <br />Federal Railroad Administration <br />U nited States Department of Transportation <br />1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, MS -20 <br />Washington, DC 20590 <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />District 2 <br />RE All Aboard Florida — Indian River County Cooperating Agency Status <br />Dear Mr. Valenstein, <br />Tim Zorc <br />District 3 <br />Bob Solari <br />District 5 <br />On behalf of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, I am writing <br />to you to respectfully request that Indian River County be deemed a Cooperating Agency in <br />the All Aboard Florida NEPA environmental review process. All Aboard Florida passenger <br />rail service is proposed to run through the most populated portions of Indian River County <br />as well as through several environmentally sensitive areas of the County. We believe that <br />Indian River County has unique, local expertise with respect to the various aspects of the <br />environmental review areas enumerated within the Federal Railroad Administration's <br />P rocedures for Considering Environmental Impacts. Because of our local expertise, Indian <br />River County should be included as a Cooperating Agency in the NEPA process. <br />Thank you very much for your consideration of this request. <br />rely, <br />Peter D. O'Bryan, Chairman <br />Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />Cc: Joe Baird, County Administrator <br />Stan Boling Community Development Director <br />Dylan Reingold, County Attorney <br />Joseph Szabo, FRA Administrator <br />Phillip J. Matson, MPO Staff Director <br />1801 27th Street, Building A <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />(772) 226-1490 <br />