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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1969 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met in special session at the Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida on Tuesday, February 4, 1969 at 7:30 o'clock P. M. Present were Jack U. Dritenbas, Chairman; Richard P. Bogosian, Vice Chairman; D. B. McCullers, Jr.; Alma Lee Loy and Edward J. Massey. Also present were Sherman N. Smith, Jr., County Attorney; Alfred H. Webber, Deputy Clerk and fifty-six citizens. The Chairman called the meeting to order and stated that the rn Board had received a petition signed by approximately 763 voters of Indian River County requesting the Board to support over-all Recreation, Life Saving, Life Safety and Swimming Instruction by providing $10,000.00 for Vero's Instructional Pool project in cooperation with the City of Vero Beach and Indian River County School Board; and that the purpose of the meeting was to hear expressions of opinion for and against the proposal and to take such action as the Board might desire. Speakers in favor of the proposal included Mr. William Priestly, Vero Beach Swimming Coach; Doctor Paul Taylor, of Vero's Instructional Pool, Inc.; Mr. Jack Sturgis, Vero Beach City Councilman; Mr. Charles Parks, City Recreation Director, Mrs. Ruth Daley, of the Indian River Safety Council; two representatives of the Coast Guard Auxiliary; Mrs. Millie Bunnell, former Director of the Vero Beach Dolphinettes; Major Jack Taylor; Mr. Peter Cassarra; Mr. B. J. McCullers and others. ` 4 Speakers against the proposal were Mr. Robert W. Graves, former Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and Mr. Dudley Clyatt, former President of the Indian River County Farm Bureau. Both of these speakers stated that they were not opposed to an instructional pool, but felt that none of the .cost should come from County funds. nook 12 rrolOn FEB 41969