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MERRILL P. BARBER <br />PRESIDENT <br />• <br />TIDE INDIAN RIVER CITRUS BANK <br />VBRO BRACH, FLORIDA <br />"Mena /he lmpies begin" <br />June 12,1968 <br />Honorable Donald MacDonald . <br />Member, Board of County Commissioners <br />Indian River County <br />Sebastian, Florida 32958 <br />Dear Don: <br />Supplementing our phone visit today, I agree that under the <br />circumstances it is best for Indian River County not to renew <br />its membership in the East Central Florida Regional Planning <br />Council for the next year. <br />I definitely feel there is a positive need for long range planning . <br />for the best interest of Indian River County and strongly urge <br />that you discuss with the other members of our fine Board of County <br />Commissioners the possibility of creating,.by official board action, <br />a Planning Authority to assume the responsibility of a comprehensive <br />planning program for our county, <br />I would suggest this be patterned somewhat like the Airport Authority <br />in the City of Vero Beach, The Authority of course would be account- <br />able directly to the Board of County Commissioners with the final <br />decision resting in the hands of the County Commission. This same <br />system has worked well in the City with both the Planning & Zoning <br />Board. and the Airport Authority. <br />I would further suggest the Authority be compesed,of aeven members <br />with staggered terms which would give continuity during the coming <br />years. <br />I fully realize the Board of County Commissioners' themselves can act <br />as a planning board but with the literally hundreds of other re- <br />sponsibilities you gentlemen have as a board, I strongly feel the <br />need for a separate authority which could study and recommend to the <br />Commission. <br />I do hope you and the other Commissioners .will look with favor <br />upon this suggestion and create this authority within the very <br />near future to enable Indian River County to continue to grow <br />in the right and proper manner for the best interest of our <br />future growth and economy. <br />I am sure a wealth of data that has already been compiled by the <br />East Central Florida Regional Planning Council would be immediately <br />available to this new proposed Planning Authority. <br />With warm personal regards and best wishes, I am <br />MPB/c <br />Sincerely, <br />Merr 1 P. Barber <br />President <br />JUN 19 1968 <br />nook 1, F,A .278 <br />