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.' A t t WARREN ZEUCH, REPRESENTATIVE FOR INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "BIG I", APPEARED AND STATED THAT THE NUMBER OF SERIOUS FIRES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY RECENTLY SHOW THAT THE TIME FOR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION TO ESTABLISH A COUNTYWIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS OVER DUE. MR. ZEUCH STATED THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH ENJOYS THE BEST RATING, BUT THE COUNTY HAS A CLASS 10 RATING, WHICH MEANS, THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY ARE BEING CHARGED THE HIGHEST RATING AVAILABLE. IF THE CITY AND COUNTY UNITE IN A COUNTY -WIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE A LOWER PREMIUM. MR. ZEUCH STATES, "NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTY". THE "BIG I" IS INTERESTED IN COOPERATING AND ASSISTING THE COUNTY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTYWIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT. .HAMILTON ARDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS APPEARED AND GAVE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STATISTICS REGARDING•THE RATES CHARGED FOR BUILDINGS OF DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION. GERMAN SUAREZ, REPRESENTING THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, REQUESTS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE ACTION IN IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN SUBMITTED BY GUY SULLIVAN, COUNTY FIRE DIRECTOR IN MAY 24, 1972. ROBERT DUBOSE, REPRESENTING THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, STATED THAT THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IS READY TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND THEY.RECOMMEND A UNIFIED FIRE DEPARTMENT, UNDER ONE ADMINISTRATION. FIRE LIEUTENANT .JOHN ALLEN, RECOMMENDED A COUNTY -CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. LOUIS SCHLITT ALSO RECOMMENDED A COUNTY -CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. CHAIRMAN Loy STATED THAT THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A VOLUNTEER GROUP WORKING ON A PROJECT FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW I SPEAK FOR ALL THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY THAT WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE BOARD WILL REVIEW AND CONSIDER THIS INFORMATION AND BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU SOON. -4- FEB 7 1973 BOOK 18 PALhj;')2