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THE CHAIRMAN THEN ASKED FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICE AND THE FOLLOWING BID WAS RECEIVED, OPENED AND READ: EMILY E. OWEN BID $400.00 PLUS $25.00 HANDLING COSTS. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COM- MISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE BID OF $400.00 PLUS $25.00 FOR EXPENSES FROM EMILY E. OWEN FOR LOT 6, BLOCK 104, i FELLSMERE. NANCY COOK REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BEACH BUSINESS BUREAU APPEARED INFORMING THE BOARD OF THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TENNIS COURTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. SHE HAD BEEN TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH CITY COUNCIL AND THEY SUGGESTED SHE COME TO THE COUNTY TOO. MRS. COOK STATED THAT THE BEACH BUSINESS BUREAU COULD RAISE ONE-HALF THE MONEY NEEDED FOR FOUR - LIGHTED AND FENCED TENNIS COURTS. THE BEACH BUSINESS BUREAU HAS $5,000.00 AND HAS NOT YET STARTED THEIR FUND RAISING PROGRAMS. THE CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDED THAT $12,000.00 BE ALLOCATED FROM THE BEACH BUSINESS BUREAU; THE CITY OF VERO BEACH; AND THE COUNTY, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS STATED THAT THEIR $12,000.00 IS CONTINGENT ON THE COUNTY'S SHARE. CHAIRMAN Loy STATED THAT THIS BOARD HAS ENDEAVORED TO SECURE LANDS TO BE USED FOR PARK PURPOSES. WITH THE LIMITED FUNDS THAT WE HAD IT WAS THE BOARDS DECISION THAT IF LAND COULD BE SECURED THE DEVELOPMENT COULD COME LATER, BUT DUE TO THE CRUNCH THAT WAS PUT ON BY THE TAXPAYERS AND REPRESENTATIVES TO CUT THE BUDGET, WE TOOK OUR PROPOSED RECREATIONAL LAND PURCHASE ACCOUNT AND CUT IT TO NOTHING AND ONLY LEFT IN IT OUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH TO PURCHASE BEACHFRONT PROPERTY. CHAIRMAN Loy STATED THAT RESIDENTS OF MUNICIPALITIES ARE VERY CONSCIOUS OF THEIR RECREATIONAL NEEDS BUT AT THE PRESENT TIME WE DO NOT HAVE FUNDS. THESE PROPOSED TENNIS COURTS WILL BE BUILT AT THE CIVIC ART CENTER PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER, SOUTH OF BEACHLAND BLVD. m 8Q0� 1 PAGE 228