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$160,000 BE PAID FOR OUT OF THE COUNTY SECONDARY ROAD FUNDS, PROVIDED THAT WHEN THE DESIGN WORK -COMES BACK FROM THE D.O.T. AND THE CONTRACTS ARE LET, THIS FIGURETNOT EXCEED THE GENERAL AREA OF $390,000) AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ADMINISTRATOR WORKING WITH ATTORNEY COLLINS, TO NOTIFY THE D.O.T. THAT THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE APPROACH. COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE FEELS THERE IS SOME LIABILITY FOR THE CITY OF VERO BEACH TO SHARE AT LEAST PART OF THE COST, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE UTILITIES ARE A PROFIT-MAKING VENTURE, HE CONTINUED THAT HE -CANNOT FEEL IT IS THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY 100% OF THE COST OF THE RELOCATION, ALTHOUGH HE DOES NOT WANT TO JEOPARDIZE THE BRIDGE. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT HE AGREED, BUT FELT WE WANT TO SEE.THIS MATTER SETTLED. - COMMISSIONER MASSEY POINTED OUT THAT FOR YEARS THE CITY OF VERO BEACH HAS BEEN CHARGING EXCESS FEES FOR UTILITIES OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS AND NOW THEY WANT THESE SAME PEOPLE TO PAY FOR MOVING THEIR LINES, ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT LEGALLY THE CITY'S STAND IS THAT THEY NEED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE CORRIDOR, AND THEY ARE NOW GIVING UP ON THAT POSITION TO FURTHER ALONG THE BRIDGE SO'THERE IS ACTUALLY SOME GIVE AND TAKE ON EACH SIDE. .., - COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT THIS BOARD HAS ALWAYS DONE EVERY- THING THEY CAN TO FURTHER THE BRIDGE. WE MUST HAVE A BRIDGE, AND SHE FEELS THAT THE CHAIRMAN, ADMINISTRATOR AND ATTORNEY COLLINS HAVE COME BACK WITH AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION AND WE SHOULD SUPPORT IT. COMMISSIONER WODTKE AGREED THAT IT IS A BREAKTHROUGH, BUT STATED HE WILL VOTE AGAINST THE MOTION BECAUSE HE CANNOT AGREE ABOUT ASSUMING 100% OF THE COST EVEN -'THOUGH HE AGREES WE MUST HAVE A BRIDGE. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY SYMPATHIZED WITH COMMISSIONER WODTKE'S VIEWS, BUT WHEN YOU REFLECT THAT A TEN MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE IS AT STAKE, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE ARE DISCUSSING BOILS i'.{ DOWN TO A SMALLER CONSIDERATION.