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THAT MONEY WOULD BE USED IN LOW INCOME AREAS AS THEY DETERMINED, BUT BY THE TIME THE BILL WAS PASSED IT WAS CHANGED TO GET MORE INTO REHABILITAT- ING HOUSES. IF THERE ARE NO HOUSES THAT ARE VACANT, THEN NONE WILL BE DEMOLISHED, BUT IF THERE ARE HOUSES THAT ARE VACANT AND DETERIORATED, THEY SHOULD BE TORN DOWN. MR, IDLETTE ASKED IF WE GET THE MONEY TO TEAR DOWN HOUSES AND THERE ARE NO HOUSES, CAN THE MONEY BE USED FOR ANYTHING ELSE. MR. TWIGGS STATED THAT THE MONEY COULD BE USED AS LONG AS IT IS USED IN AN APPROVED PROJECT. MR. CUMMINGS STATED THAT HIS FIRST PRIORITY WOULD BE DRAINAGE AND PAVING ROADS. You CANNOT IMPROVE ROADS WITHOUT IMPROVING DRAINAGE. IT WAS STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINS, ROADS IN THE GIFFORD AND WEST WABASSO AREA ARE IMPASSABLE, HOMES ARE FLOODED, SEPTIC TANKS OVERFLOW. MR. JENNINGS ASKED IF THESE AREAS OF CONCERN AND PRIORITY WOULD BE INSPECTED BY H.U.D. OFFICIALS BEFORE REVIEWING THIS APPLICATION. MR. TWIGGS STATED THAT INSPECTIONS ARE ONLY MADE AFTER THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED TO INVESTIGATE HOW THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT. MR. BRENNAN STATED THAT REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CAN GO AND TALK TO H.U.D. OFFICIALS AND EXPLAIN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE GIFFORD AND WEST WABASSO AREAS. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES - "CODE ENFORCEMENT" POTION OF THE FULL APPLICATION WAS DISCUSSED AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THI COUNTY INVESTIGATE ADOPTING A HOUSING CODE AND AN ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. DON ADAMS, CITY -COUNTY BUILDING DIRECTOR WILL BE ASKED TO INVESTIGATE THIS. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO CONSIDER WORKING ON A HOUSING CODE, IF IT WOULD HELP THE COUNTY IN THIS SITUATION. THE CHAIRMAN THEN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO SPEAK AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THERE WERE NONE. THE BOARD AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIESi -4- PAct279