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COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT A LETTER HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM <br />THE CHIEF OF THE SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUESTING <br />ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN 1800 GALLON <br />i TANK FOR THEIR NEW FIRE TRUCK, <br />I <br />THE BOARD AGREED THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE PUT ON THE AGENDA <br />OF THE NEXT MEETING. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT OUR APPLICATION TO <br />THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR FUNDING OUR WATER PROJECT <br />TO GIFFORD HAS BEEN APPROVED IN THE AMOUNT OF $365,000. SHE NOTED <br />THAT OUR ORIGINAL APPLICATION WAS FOR $670,000, AND WE NEED TO FIND <br />A PLACE TO RAISE THE BALANCE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT <br />PROJECT, <br />COMMISSIONER LOY THEN DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF APPROACHING <br />EITHER THE STATE OR THE CITY OF VERO BEACH AND ASKING FOR A SHARE OF <br />THEIR EDA FUNDS. SHE NOTED THAT MANY CITY OFFICIALS HAVE AGREED THAT <br />THE WATER LINE TO GIFFORD IS THE NUMBER ONE NEED IN THE COUNTY, AND <br />FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS THAT.ARE DEPENDENT UPON <br />THE COMPLETION.OF THIS WATER LINE, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE AGREED THAT WE MUST EXAMINE ANY POSSIBLE WAY <br />TO OBTAIN THESE FUNDS. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN OR VICE- <br />CHAIRMAN TO PROCEED TO EXPLORE ALL AVENUES TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY <br />FUNDING TO ENABLE THE WATER LINE PROJECT TO GIFFORD TO BE CARRIED OUT; <br />TO CONTACT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN THIS <br />REGARD; AND WRITE ANY LETTERS NECESSARY, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THREE COMMISSIONERS <br />SHOULD BE ELECTED TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISAL ADJUSTMENT BOARD AT THIS <br />i TIME. <br />1 ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SIEBERT, COMMISSIONERS SCHMUCKER AND LOY, AND CHAIRMAN WODTKE, WERE <br />UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE PROPERTY APPRAISAL ADJUSTMENT <br />BOARD. <br />FULLY SIGNED LEASE AGREEMENT IN REGARD TO OFFICE SPACE <br />FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENDER IS HEREBY MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES AS <br />AUTHORIZED AT THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 23, 1977. <br />109 <br />JUN. 2 2 19 7? 800K Q <br />