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COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT IT IS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT <br />A COST BENEFIT RATIO STUDY AND ANALYSIS MIDST BE DONE ON ANY PROJECT <br />UNDERTAKEN BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDS COULD <br />NOT BE RECEIVED WITHOUT THIS STUDY, <br />• MR. JEEVES STATED THAT THE HONORABLE CHESTER CLEM AND U. S. <br />SENATOR LAWTON CHILES HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS MONEY WOULD NOT BE HARD <br />TO COME BY UNDER CHAPTER 12.11 SMALL BEACH EROSION PROGRAMS FOR A COUNTY <br />PROJECT. You SIMPLY APPLY FOR A PERMIT FROM THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WHICH <br />SHOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS, AND THEN YOU APPLY FOR THE STATE AND <br />FEDERAL FUNDS, <br />CHAIRMAN LOY ASKED MR. JEEVES WHAT DOCUMENTATION HE HAD TO <br />SUPPLY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THIS BOARD THAT JUSTIFIES THAT THIS <br />SYSTEM WILL WORK IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY'S SITUATION. <br />MR. JEEVES STATED THAT HE HAS A BOOK FROM THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS <br />DESCRIBING THE USES OF THE "JACK" SYSTEM. <br />CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT SHE FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE <br />THAT PERMITS COMING FROM THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS COULD BE SECURED WITHIN <br />30 DAYS AS MR. JEEVES STATED, AND AS FAR AS FUNDING, CHAIRMAN LOY CONTINUED' <br />THAT POSSIBLY MONEY IS AVAILABLE, BUT STUDIES WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETED <br />BEFORE THOSE MONIES WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THIS COUNTY, IF A PRIVATE <br />GROUP WANTED TO TAKE THE COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROJECT, THEN <br />YOU MIGHT POSSIBLY GET PERMITS TO DO THIS WORK, <br />MR, JEEVES STATED THAT IN ORDER TO GET THE MONEY, IT HAS TO BE <br />REQUESTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, <br />CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT TO HER KNOWLEDGE, SHE HAS NOT FOUND ANY <br />AGENCIES WHERE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO MEET ALL THE CRITERIA SET OUT. ONE OF <br />THE REASONS THE BOARD ASKED THE CORPS TO STUDY THE SABECON REEF WAS BE- <br />CAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WAS DONE BY A PRIVATE GROUP <br />TO PROVE THEIR POINT. SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD SPENT TIME AND ENERGY TO <br />GENERATE INTEREST BY WAY OF PUBLIC INVITATIONS BEING MAILED REGARDING <br />THE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, THE BOARD PASSED A <br />RESOLUTION ASKING THE CITY OF VERO BEACH TO SUPPORT US. THIS BOARD TRIED <br />TO GET HELP AND INTEREST IN ORDER TO MAKE A DECISION THAT WOULD BE IN THE <br />BEST INTEREST OF THIS COUNTY, <br />- 44 - <br />AUG 2 01975. <br />eon 23 pAgE 253 <br />