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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, DAVID GREGG, APPEARED REQUESTING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER PARTICIPATING IN THE PURCHASE OF TWO ADDITIONAL BEACHFRONT LOTS IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH OF THE FOUR LOTS WHICH WERE JOINTLY PURCHASED LAST YEAR, THE PURCHASE OF THESE LOTS WILL INCREASE THE PRESENT BEACHFRONT PROPERTY BY 200 FEET. MAYOR GREGG STATED THAT THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING AT THIS BEACH- FRONT PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED 17TH STREET BRIDGE, IF THERE IS A PUBLIC BEACH DIRECTLY TO THE EAST OF THE °RIDGE, PEOPLE WILL GO THERE, HE CONTINUED THAT HE HAS CONTACTED TALLAHASSEE AND WAS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR A 50% GRANT IN :.JUNE. THE ASKING PRICE OF THESE LOTS IS $255,007.00. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT HE WAS IN FAVOR OF THIS PURCHASE, BUT STATED WE NEED A DOLLAR PRIORITY LIST, COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE WAS IN FAVOR OF OBTAINING OCEANFRONT PROPERTY, BUT QUESTIONED IF WE HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO, HE CONTINUED THAT WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED, IF THE MONEY IS AVAILABLE, IN MAINTAINING MCKEE JUNGLE GARDENS. MAYOR GREGG STATED THAT THEY HAVE AN APPRAISAL ON ONE LOT, AND IT IS IN EXCESS OF THE ASKING PRICE, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT THE CITY HAS ALMOST 3,000 FEET OF BEACHFRONT PROPERTY WITH 1/3 OF THE POPULATION, THE COUNTY HAS 1,500 FEET OF BEACHFRONT PROPERTY FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY, HE WOULD RATHER SEE MORE BEACHFRONT IN THE COUNTY. COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT HE WAS IN FAVOR OF CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF OCEANFRONT PROPERTY, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WOULD PREFER TO EXPAND THE WABASSO BEACH, HE BELIEVED IT WOULD BE AT A LOWER COST THAN TO PARTICIPATE WITH ANY MORE BEACHFRONT IN THE CITY. COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COUNTY GET INTO THE POSITION TO HAVE A NICE BIG PARK, MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER SCHMUCKER, TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FROM MAYOR DAVID GREGG TO JOIN WITH THE CITY OF VERO BEACH TO PURCHASE TWO BEACHFRONT LOTS AT o9- APR 91975