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INVITED TO ATTEND THIS WORK -SHOP SESSION. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THE INTENT OF ORDINANCE N0. 74-20 AND HE SUGGESTED•THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW IN ORDER THAT IT CAN BE APPLIED MORE EQUITABLY TO THE SMALL LAND OWNERS, THE BOARD AGREED TO INSTRUCT THE ATTORNEY TO REVIEW ORDINANCE No. 74-20 AND SEE IF HE CAN COME UP .WITH ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT IN CONVERSATION WITH ROLAND MILLER, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES AND WILLIAM DUPPER, COUNCILMAN, THE 'TRACKING STATION° LOCATED ON NORTH STATE ROAD AIA WAS DISCUSSED. THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES HAS IN THE PAST INDICATED AN APPARENT OPPOSITION TO THE COUNTY DEVELOPING THE TRACKING STATION AS A COUNTY PARK. IN THIS DISCUSSION IT WAS POINTED OUT, THAT THE COUNTY, IF THIS PARK IS ACQUIRED, WOULD BE DEVELOPED IN A MANNER ACCEPTABLE TO THE TOWN AND THE CONTROL OF THE PARK WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE TOWN, MAYOR MILLER AND MR, DUPPER INDICATED THAT WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE BOARD THEY COULD WORK THESE TWO PROBLEMS OUT AND IF IT WAS ACCEPTABLE TO THE TOWN COUNCIL, HE WOULD SUPPORT A RESOLUTION IN BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES IN THE COUNTY ACQUIRING THE.:TRACKING STATION. CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT THE BOARD WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO - THE TOWN RUNNING THE PARK WITH THE BOARD'S CONCURRENCE AND SHE APPOINTED COMMISSIONER SIEBERT TO WORK WITH COUNCILMAN DUPPER TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER QUESTIONED THE STATUS OF THE OLD GRANT BUILDING THAT THE BOARD WAS CONSIDERING FOR POSSIBLE PURCHASE. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT HE DID CONTACT A LOCAL CON- TRACTOR AND DONALD ADAMS, BUILDING DIRECTOR AND DISCUSSED WHAT THE BOARD HAD REQUESTED, BOTH THESE MEN STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO LOOK THE BUILD- ING OVER, BUT IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPLETE EVALUATION IT WOULD TAKE A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND AN ENGINEER WORKING WITH THEM. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW IS IF WE CAN COME BACK WITH A COUNTER -PROPOSAL. THE SELLERS ARE ASKING $90,000.00 FOR THAT BUILDING. HE CONTINUED THAT HE CALLED A CONTRACTOR AND ASKED IF HE WOULD GO OVER AND LOOK AT THE BUILDING AND GIVE US HIS GUESSTIMATE TO PUT:THIS BUILDING IN GOOD CONDITION ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING CODE, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THE CONTRACTOR HE SPOKE WITH STATED THAT HE COULD NOT GIVE A GUESSTIMATE AS HE POSSIBLY COULD BE OFF BY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. MR. ADAMS SUPPORTED THIS CONTRACTOR'S THINKING. 27 JUL 231975 24r-