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i . The purpose of this meeting this morning is for this Board to explain to the Vero Beach, Moorings, Floralton, Porpoise Point and Smuggler's Cove Property Owners Associations, the Board's position on many of the matters raised by the Associations over the past several months. Cn November 22 of 1972, this Board received a Petition presented by Steve Henderson on behalf of the Associations, express- ing their concern over the increase of multiple family zoning: the, fact that rezoning was continuing in spite of the Board's failure to complete a Master Plan, and that "reverse planning" was taking place. The Petition requested that the Board establish a Moratorium on all re- zoning until the Master Plan was finally adopted; or in the alternative, stop any further expenditures of funds on a plan that would be rendered moot by interim zoning. This Petition was discussed at length by the Board with many other citizens representing different: groups expressing their ideas. The following individuals spoke against the proposed Mora- torium: German Suarez - President of Motel -Hotel Association Dave Albrecht - Contractor Jim Beindorf - Consulting, Engineer for the County Don Wilcox - Developer Al Scattergood - Realtor Val Brennan - Planner Ralph Sexton - Indian River County Zoning Commission. Chairman, speaking personally and for the Indian River County Zoning Commission. W. It. Siebert - County Commissioner. Besides Steve Henderson, who represented the Associa- tions. the only other individual speaking for a Moratorium was Ad- miral B. E. Moore of Smuggler's Cove. Commissioner Dritenbas asked the Planner when the Master Plan would be ready for adoption and both Val Brennan and Ralph Sexton thcught it difficult to say but both hoped that it could be ready in January of 1973. Although no formal vote was taken, the failure of any Commissioner to make a r= 17 PAS JUL 1 1973