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THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD AT 1:30 O'CLOCK P.M, IN REGARD TO "THE FAIRHAVEN`S" DEVELOP- MENT WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANTA AND WILL BE READVERTISED AT A LATER DATE. ATTORNEY CHARLES HERRING APPEARED REQUESTING TENTATIVE APPROVAL OF COUNTRY VIEW ESTATES SUBDIVISION. ADMINISTRATOR .JENNI.NGS DISCUSSED THIS SUBDIVI- SION AND THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE PROFILES REQUIRED FOR SUCH APPROVAL HAVE NOT BEEN SUBMITTED. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANI- MOUSLY GRANTED TENTATIVE APPROVAL TO COUNTRY VIEW ESTATES SUBDIVISION SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROFILES BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. ATTORNEY CALVIN BROWN APPEARED WITH A REQUEST FROM VERO BEACH PROMOTIONS, INC., A NEW CORPORATION FORMED BY FOUR DETECTIVES FROM THE VERO BEACH POLICE FORCE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING INTO TOWN FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE CITIZENS VARIOUS TYPE SHOWS, WRESTLING MATCHES AND OTHER SPORTING EVENTS. ATTORNEY BROWN EXPLAINED THAT IF THIS LOCAL CORPORA- TION IS REQUIRED TO PAY THE SAME OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE FEES THAT ARE CHARGED TO OUTSIDE PROMOTERS BRINGING EVENTS INTO TOWN, IT WOULD BE AN INEQUITABLE SITUATION AND WOULD ELIMINATE ALL THEIR PROFIT. THEY ARE, THEREFORE, REQUESTING THE BOARD i TO REVISE ORDINANCE N0. 72-6 REGARDING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES TO INCLUDE A NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR THE LOCAL PROMOTER, MUCH DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN WHICH THE BOARD AGREED THAT IF SUCH REVISION WERE MADE, IT WOULD, IN EFFECT, AUTHORIZE -THIS CORPORATION TO COMPETE WITH ALL THE LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND MIGHT ALSO CREATE LOOPHOLES BY WHICH OUT- SIDE PROMOTERS COULD COME IN AT LOWER FEES, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY DENIED THE REQUEST OF VERO BEACH PROMOTIONS; INC., AS PRESENTED BY ATTORNEY BROWN. 48 :2 2 1974