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MAR 2 3 1977 <br />A <br />COMMISSION SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT THE ADVANTAGE OF MR. WRIGHT'S <br />r <br />PROPOSAL WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD HAVE"A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION, AND <br />IT IS NOT A LONG TERM OPERATION. HE SUGGESTED THE BOARD CONTINUE <br />ON THEIR SAME PATH, BUT ALSO LET MR. WRIGHT GO AHEAD AND PURSUE HIS <br />IDEA; THEN IF MR, WRIGHT HAD OPTIONS ON PROPERTY, OBTAINED THE PROPER <br />APPROVALS; AND GOT PERFORMANCE .BOND SETTING A CERTAIN DATE, POSSIBLY <br />THE BOARD COULD CONSIDER LETTING HIM HAVE THIS AS A PRIVATE OPERATION <br />FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY FOR A SET'PERIOD AND DISCONTINUE THEIR OPERATION <br />FOR THAT TIME. <br />COMMISSIONER L.OY AGREED THAT WHAT 'IRO' WRIGHT PROPOSES IS A <br />BEAUTIFUL IDEA, BUT DID NOT FEEL THE BOARD COULD COMMIT ANY FUTURE <br />BOARD -TO SUCH A PROPOSITION. <br />MR. WRIGHT SAID HE WOULD NOT WANT TO PURSUE HIS PROJECT <br />WITHOUT THE BOARD'S BLESSING. <br />IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT MORE INFORMATION <br />AND FIRM FACTS WERE NEEDED BEFORE GIVING THIS PROPOSAL ANY MORE <br />CONSIDERATION. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT PIR, WRIGHT CANNOT MAKE <br />TOO MUCH OF AN INVESTMENT IN'THIS SITUATION WITHOUT SOME SORT OF A <br />TIME ELEMENT AND ASKED IF THE BOARD COULD ALLOW HIM THREE MONTHS BEFORE <br />THE LANDFILL IS ACTUALLY OPEN TO GIVE HIM'A CHANCE.TO COME IN WITH <br />BONDS,"OPTIONS, APPROVALS, ETC, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE'BOARD MUST CONSIDER EACH <br />APPLICATION ON ITS OWN MERITS AND CANNOT GIVE AN INDIVIDUAL ANY SORT <br />OF PREFERENCE. HE CONTINUED THAT MR, WRIGHT AS A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL <br />MUST ASSUME THE RISKS INVOLVED, AND STATED HE 'FELT IT'WOULD BE TO"THE <br />DETRIMENT OF THE -BOARD AND THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY TO IN ANY WAY <br />DEFER MOVING AHEAD ON THE LANDFILL. <br />ATTORNEY WILLIAM STEIIART APPEARED. REPRESENTING THE INDIAN <br />RIVER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT TO DISCUSS THE DRAINAGE FACILITY T14F.. <br />HOSPITAL NEEDS'AT ITS NEW SITE. 1R. STEWART STATED THAT THE HOSPITAL <br />WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR THIS PURPOSE, BUT ON LEARNING <br />THAT BARBER AVENUE WAS TO BE BUILT DID''NOT WANT TO CONFLICT. HE CON- <br />TINUED THAT THEY MET WITH THE DOT IN. 1975 AND A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT <br />WAS MADE TO COMBINE ARRANGEMENTS FOR DRAINAGE AND THE ROAD, AND IN <br />APRIL OF 1975 THE HOSPITAL TRUSTEES AGREED TO DONATE 75' ON THEIR <br />5 <br />61 <br />J <br />