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a ® � <br />THE PROPERTY AND ALSO TO SUGGEST TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES THAT�THEY <br />HAVE A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PROPER PROCEDURE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEXT TOPIC TO BE DISCUSSED <br />IS THE UPPER ST. JOHNS RIVER PROJECT AND NOTED THAT DISCUSSION WILL BE <br />HELD ONLY ON THE TWO PROJECTS, 'r-Rc76-28 AND #RE76-29, THAT WERE FORWARDED <br />TO US FOR COMMENT AND NOT THE MERITS OF THE WHOLE PROGRAM. HE ALSO IN- <br />FORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT THE INDIAN RIVER CITRUS LEAGUE IS NOT HFRE IN <br />THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY. <br />WILLIAM STIMMEL, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST, APPEARED REPRESENTING <br />CLINT SCHULTZ, ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGE- <br />MENT DISTRICT. MR. STIMMEL STATED THAT HE WORKS OUT OF MELBOURNE AND THUS <br />THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF THEIR AGENCY LOCATED IN THIS AREA. HE <br />CONTINUED THAT THE FIRST PROJECT THE COUNTY IS BEING ASKED TO COMMENT ON <br />IS A REQUEST FOR MATCHING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS TO <br />BE USED FOR THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING LEVEE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT <br />THERE IS A LITTLE OVER 30 MILLION DOLLARS OF THIS PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN <br />COMPLETED AND NOW CERTAIN REVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. SIR.-STIMMEL STATED <br />'THAT, IN HIS OPINION, THIS MODIFICATION ACTUALLY WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WHATSOEVER. <br />MR. STIMMEL INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE SECOND PROJECT IS A RE- <br />QUEST FOR $225,000 INITIALLY TO COMPLETE OR REFINE THE VIATER MANAGEMENT <br />PLAN FOR THE UPPER BASIN OF THE ST. .JOHN'S RIVER, AND THESE MONIES WOULD <br />BE USED MAINLY TO HIRE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL STAFF TO EVALUATE THE COM - <br />FLEX HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM AND OBTAIN A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS TAKING <br />PLACE. PART OF THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHETHER <br />IT BEHOOVES THEM TO GO FURTHER, THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO <br />BE ANSWERED, MR. STIMMEL CONTINUED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX SYSTEM, <br />AND HE DID NOT THINK ONE PERSON OR ONE AGENCY COULD EXPLAIN IT ALL. <br />RILEY MILES APPEARED AT THE REQUEST OF .JAMES HUFF, EXECUTIVE <br />DIRECTOR OF THE INDIAN RIVER CITRUS LEAGUE. MR. MILES IS EXECUTIVE DIREC- <br />TOR OF THE WATER USERS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA AND HAS SERVED ON THE FLOOD <br />CONTROL BOARD MANY YEARS. HE STATED THAT HE KNEW NOTHING OF THE PROPOSED <br />PROJECTS UNTIL HE RECEIVED COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE LAST THURSDAY. HE <br />IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL <br />AND LEARNED NOTHING FURTHER. HE STATED THAT HE THEN CALLED THE CORPS OF <br />33 <br />JUN 2 31976 <br />E, <br />122 <br />