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f - MRS. MABEL R. LUTZ Route 2, Box 928 Vero Beach, Florida 32960 17 AuguUt 1976 • r TOO County Co:nnissi overs, Indian river County F:20.:e i:abel %. Luty, : ro^erty C-•-ner, river -side, submerged land SUII.,�CTs Closing of Ambersand ' ar%, diver Side There is a segryent of "The Great A,<•ierican Public" -:hi ch does not care about recreation on oces:r. beaches, 'Jut prefers activities i on the river side of A=2,ersand _ ar':. To close this part of the Park is to deny the public a certain kind of recreation. The property-o,rners vho object to the eXistance of this part of the :harp, and --ho have been a':)le to have. it closed, i e*- that the Fark --as there *-hen they bought the property. 2ather than demand that this part o' the :-ar% be forever closet, they have the right to remove the:aselves fron this location to one *.-hick gives them the atmosphere -?hich they desire. Once Public Land is given over to r'rivate interests, it is forever lost. People -ho are denied access to the river by 7)ul1_c ^roperty 'fill take access across •` ri,,rate ^ro_?erty. By atter ,,�tin�- to satisfy one property o-:zzer, the Cormlisoion-;ill, 'by closing this portion of Aribereand ear%, -make other L ropQrty 'o-ners along this stretch of the river very unhappy and d;.GsatisfieO, because the public ?ill take over use of privately -w- ed property. The County o -,ns a site on the river, for Fark purposes. Nhy trade it off for beach roperty --high is not needed, then erhap s in the furure, have to resort to buying more riverfront property at greatly increased pricesT This �-miter ..-ishes to go on record as being opposel.to closing the riverside portion of Azibersand ark. (objections by 01,2 property -other might be increase:' by ALL the property-o-:ners along this strip, if •the public overruns our private property, after being denied access- to boating, clar.Laing and fishing from the riverside of Arabersarld bar'.. )' Before taking the step of trading off the .site in-uestion,'the Commission Trould be' -:-ell advised to thinl: the problem through on a long-range basis, ratter than atteapt to satisfy the demands of one menher of the cornninity a to •-uiet immediate demands. The Commission stands as ;rusteos of the interests of all the residents of Indian River County, andshould so vier the.problem. AUG 181976 26