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DR. PAUL W. TAYLOR, ROBERT .JACKSON AND J. DALE <br />SORENSEN, MEMBERS OF THE INDIAN RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD <br />OF TRUSTEES AND BOBBY MEADOWS, HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR APPEARED <br />AND'REQUESTED A COMMITMENT FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RE— <br />GARDING THE FOLLOWING: <br />1. DIGGING A LAKE AND PROVIDING FILL FOR THE NEW <br />i HOSPITAL SITE.. <br />i <br />2. BUILDING AN ACCESS.ROAD FROM U.S.1 AND BUILDING THE. <br />NECESSARY DRIVEWAYS NEEDED ON THE HOSPITAL SITE. <br />a " <br />3 3. HELPING WITH THE FOUNDATION AND PAVING OF THE PARKING <br />LOTS ON THE NEW HOSPITAL SITE,. <br />REGARDING ITEM 1: THE.000NTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT <br />THE COUNTY HAS THE EQUIPMENT TO DIG A LAKE BUT IF COUNTY FORCES <br />ARE USED FOR THIS PROJECT, THE WORK SCHEDULE FOR THE REST OF <br />THE COUNTY WOULD COME TO A HALT. MR. .JENNINGS FURTHER STATED <br />THAT THERE IS FILL TO BE HAD AT THE COUNTY'S STUMP DUMP ON <br />CITRUS ROAD, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO HAUL, IT. <br />REGARDING ITEM 2: COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT <br />THE BOARD HAS TO CONSIDER NOT ONLY THE HOSPITAL BUT THE FLOW <br />OF TRAFFIC BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND IT WAS THE GENERAL OPINION <br />OF THE BOARD THAT CONSTRUCTING BARBER AVENUE MIGHT BE OF MORE <br />? BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY THAN AN ACCESS ROAD THAT GOES DIRECTLY <br />TO THE HOSPITAL. <br />�. REGARDING ITEM 3: IT WAS AGAIN THE OPINION OF THE <br />BOARD THAT THIS IS A TIME CONSUMING JOB AND THE ROAD WORK IN <br />THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO STOP WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING <br />LOTS AT THE HOSPITAL WAS BEING DONE. <br />MUCH DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AND COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS <br />STATED THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE THE MANPOWER TO DO THIS , <br />WORK. THIS IS A MONUMENTAL JOB AND, IN HIS OPINION, DID NOT <br />THINK WE SHOULD OBLIGATE THE COUNTY FORCES. IT WOULD MEAN <br />THAT OUR COUNTY FORCES WOULD BE TIED UP FOR WEEKS. <br />—7— <br />Pac(420 <br />SLP 51973 <br />y <br />