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INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS DISPLAYED AN AERIAL OF'THE AMBERSAND BEACH PARK AREA, AND COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT HE AND RILL THOMPSON HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE OWNERS OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH OF THE PARK, WHO HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD. CONSIDER MAKING AN EXLHAN''CE OF THEIR OCEANFRONT LOT FOR THE COUNTY'S RIVERFRONT PORTION OF AMBERSAND.BEACH PARK. COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT HE FELT NOW WAS THE TIME TO MAKE AN OFFER IF WE ARE GOING TO DO SO. L ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THERE IS A STATUTE THAT ALLOWS FOR A SWAP OF COUNTY -OWNED PROPERTY WITH A PRIVATE OWNER AND SETS OUT THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED. HE NOTED THAT SUCH A SWAP MUST BE AbVER- TISED, A PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT REQUIRED BUT BY ADVERTISING YOU WOULD IN EFFECT BE SETTING UP A PUBLIC HEARING. THE BOARD GENERALLY AGREED THEY WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF SUCH A SWAP, AND IF THE EXCHANGE IS AGREED TO, WILL NOTIFY ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AS PROMISED MRS. LAW AT THE MEETING OF AUGUST 18TH. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A FLYER FROM ED SCHLITT -REAL ESTATE AGENCY NOTIFYING HIM THAT THE TWO LOTS ADJACENT TO AMBERSAND BEACH PARK ON THE NORTH ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT A PRICE OF $50,000 EACH. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS TO CONTACT THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINE IF THEY ARE INTERESTED IN A SWAP OF PROPERTIES AS DISCUSSED. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS REPORTED ON THE CAPITAL WORKS PROJECT GRANT AND STATED THAT THOUGH THERE WILL BE A i_nT nF COMPETITION FOR THESE FUNDS, WE STAND VERY HIGH IN REGARD TO QUALIFYING DUE TO OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, CONGRESS HAS NOT APPROPRIATED THE FUNDS AS YET, BUT CONGRESSMAN BAFALIS WILL SEND US THE FORMS DIRECT AS SOON AS THEY ARE ISSUED, POSSIBLY AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. HE NOTED THAT THIS GRANT MUST BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION, AND HE HAS REQUESTS ALREADY IN REGARD TO USING THESE FUNDS FOR REMODELING THE OLD HOSPITAL TO HOUSE SOME 13 AGENCIES AND TO WORK ON THE ROAD PROJECT AT THE NEW SCHOOL IN THE NORTH COUNTY. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS STATED THAT, AS REQUESTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR AND COMMISSIONER MASSEY, HE HAS INVESTIGATED A REPORT THAT THE WEST SLUICE OF THE WABASSO CAUSEWAY IS COMPLETELY FILLED IN. HE STATED THAT IT IS, AND HE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE D.O.T. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF THIS SITUATION. HE CONTINUED THAT THE 43 SEP 8 1976 26 4 L. i