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RESOLUTION NO . 2008 - 044 <br /> WHEREAS , over thirty Florida local governments , including Indian River <br /> County , have enacted land acquisition financing programs in the past decades , and <br /> these conservation programs serve to leverage Florida Forever funding and increase <br /> the impact of State land conservation funding , and <br /> WHEREAS , the residents of Indian River County ( County ) have benefited <br /> greatly from the FCT program , and the County has worked closely with the Department <br /> of Community Affairs , and the Department of Community Affairs has participated with <br /> the County in Twenty-Three (23 ) different acquisition projects , and <br /> WHEREAS , the Florida State Legislature is currently considering a <br /> successor program to Florida Forever , and the Board of County Commissioners for <br /> Indian River County proclaimed by resolution dated February 20 , 2007 , their support for <br /> a successor program , and <br /> WHEREAS , the Florida State Legislature is considering shifting the FCT <br /> program out of the DCA and placing the program with the Department of Environmental <br /> Protection ( DEP ) . <br /> NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br /> COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that : <br /> 1 . The Board supports the State of Florida Legislature for the creation <br /> and funding of a successor program to the Florida Forever program . <br /> 2 . The Board declares its support to retain the FCT program with the <br /> DCA in whatever successor program emerges from the Florida State Legislature <br /> 2 <br /> F : \Attorney\George Glenn\Documents\Docs\florida forever funding\FINAL RESO IN SUPPORT OF FCT IN DCA. doc <br />