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M, Y� j� •� yA� W. -Edward Weems, Jr. and Ronald W. Wiles, National Scientific Corporation appeared before the Board for the purpose of making a study at a cost of $12,840.00 to the. County for the purpose of determining the need of the County for.a data processing system. Commissioner Loy was requested to contact the elected Officials throughout the County, the School Board and the City of Vero Beach regarding their interest inAthe study. A letter was received from Harold E. Moffitt who wishes to go on record as being opposed to a moratorium on the placing of mobile homes in the County. A letter was received from the;Indian River County Chamber of I Commerce requesting that the following Resolution be made a part Df these minutes: i WHEREAS; the Long,Range Planning C'o•mmittee of the Vero Beach- Indian River County Chamber of Commerce has, for some months, been engaged in the study of the situetion.'with re4ard to the necessity •for additional bridge facilities across the Indian River, connecting the mainland -and beach area within'the City limits of Vero Beach; and WHEREAS, after much study and discussion of the problem, it appears to this Committee that all other things being equal, that the construction of a second bridge at a location within the City limits, other than at the site of the present bridge, will be more feasible and a more satisfactory solution to the problem than the expansion of the pre'se•ntly existing bridge for several reasons, not the leas t�fof which is that there would be much added traffic congestion to the approaches to the existing bridge upon its being widened; THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Long Range Planning Committee that we do urge the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County that in its duscussion with the State Department of Transportation that they present the views of this Committee in regard to the situation, and that we urge the Department of Transportation JUL 2 2 1970