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(PIAS Statement on Rezoning of South Beach Area) -3- areas, lawns, rooftops, etc., be collected and disposed of? Will it be treated to remove oil, fertilizers, pesticides, etc., before being dumped into the Indian giver and the nearby aquatic preserve?. Runnoff .from lands housing several thousands of people will be considerable after each rainfall. (3) Mangrove and estuary protection, There exists a well-developed fringe of Red Mangrove along the east bank of the Indian River. These are extremely valuable trees vital to the continued well-being of the river and aqu9tic preserve. What plans have been made to insure the preservation of these trees and the nearby shallow water habitat? We are confident that the developers and the city -county planning department with the assistance of various other govern- mental agencies can arrive at answers *6 most of these vital questions. After that we can determine what actions will be -required to insure that we can meet the needs of the area. The time has come when those in position of responsibility and authority --such as zoning commissioners and city or county commissioners --can no longer determine the future course of a community by pieceme=al, off -the -top -of -the -head zoning and site plan decisions. We would be foolhardy indeed to make no attempt to obtain as much information as we need before making these decision's. In a rare instance of unanimity the Citizens Advisory Board, the Chamber of Commerce, the Vero Beach Association and the Audubon Society agreed that questions and answers on the impact of projects and zoning for projects were vital to the planned growth of Indian River County. We were greatly disappointed to see the capacity for this type of planning excised out of the requested budget supplement for the planning department in 1973, but we hope that the city and county will fund this in 1974. The zoning requests under consideration certainly point up the dire need for impact determinations. We want to make it clear that we are not opigRed to development of the south beach area. At the moment we really do not know what would be best for the area. We hear much conflicting opinion about what multiple family zoning will and will not do. We feel that -.the facts and the alternatives of one type of development or the -other have not been adequately presented to the people of the area or the county. We feel this can be remedied by thorough study of the master plan, due to be presented in a few weeks. We all need more information be, -_,fore we can take the final steps that -are being requested here today --actions that will set in concrete the direction the south beach area will go in development. :g