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THE BOARD WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT IS A STATE PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. MR, THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR STATED THAT SENDING IN ONLY ONE PROJECT OF HIGH PRIORITY MIGHT NOT BE GOOD AND HE SUGGESTED THAT IF THE BOARD DECIDES ON TWO OR THREE PROJECTS THAT MEET ALL THE PRIORITY REQUIREMENTS, THAT THEY ALL BE SUBMITTED, COMMISSIONER WODTKE CONTINUED THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, AND LISTED HIS PRIORITIES AS FOLLOWS: 1. PAVING ROADS IN THE GIFFORD AREA AND INSTALLING STREET LIGHTS 2. SUITABLE WATER IN THE GIFFORD AREA 3. RECREATION EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMS FOR THE GIFFORD AREA 4. DRAINAGE IN THE WEST WABASSO AREA. CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT MANY OF THE ITEMS DISCUSSED WERE GOOD, AND SHE PROCEEDED TO LIST HER PRIORITY PROJECTS. 1. A SOURCE OF GOOD WATER TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES SYSTEM, WHICH POSSIBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY OF VERO BEACH. 2. THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM IN THE WEST WABASSO AREA IS ONE OF OUR CRITICAL AREAS AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. 3. SOME TYPE OF STREET PAVING AND ROAD PROGRAM WITHIN THE GIFFORD AREA. 4. A STREET LIGHTING PROGRAM IN HIGH DENSITY AREAS OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, COMMISSIONER WODTKE SUGGESTED THAT HAVING DISCUSSED THIS HE FEELS CONFIDENT THAT WE KNOW THE AREAS THAT NEED HELP, AND HE SUGGESTED REPORTING THIS INFORMATION TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND SEE WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE. COMMISSIONER WODTKE QUESTIONED IF THE GIFFORD AREA IS A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND WEST WABASSO AREA IS NUMBER TWO - COULD WE TIE THESE TWO AREAS TOGETHER. COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION CAN AND WILL GET THE WATER SITUATION WITH URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES STRAIGHTENED OUT, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR REPORT FOR THE UP- GRADING OF THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM TO FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION -4- JO 291975 BOOK 22 PAGE 27