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ATTORNEY BLOCK SAID IN CONCLUSION THAT THEY ARE ASKING THE <br />BOARD TO TRUST THIS INDUSTRY BY GIVING IT A RIGHT TO SURVIVE AND TO <br />ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTINUING TO CONDUCT ITS INDUSTRY IN <br />THE MANNER ILLUSTRATED BY ITS PAST RECORD. HE ASKED THAT THE FOLLOW- <br />ING PEOPLE SPEAK AS A PART OF HIS PRESENTATION. <br />DOMINIC MANCINI, OWNER AND OPERATOR OF DOMiNO'S, SPOKE, <br />NOTING THAT THE COST OF OPERATING HAS BECOME A NIGHTMARE, AND, CONTRARY <br />TO PUBLIC OPINION, THEY DO NOT EARN ASTRONOMICAL PROFITS, BUT ARE <br />STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE. HE AGREED THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IS UNIQUE <br />AND FELT HIS INDUSTRY IS PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BECAUSE THEY <br />OPERATE THEIR SHOPS WITH INTEGRITY AND HONOR. <br />BARRETT ALLEY, PRESIDENT OF VERO BEACH HOTEL ASSOCIATION, <br />SPOKE IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE HOURS. HE FELT IT IS AN ECONOMIC ISSUE, <br />NOT A MORAL ONE.' <br />PETE CLEMENTS, OF SEAFARI MARINE, SPOKE IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING <br />BAR HOURS. HE POINTED OUT THAT IN HIS BUSINESS HE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE <br />OF A BIGGER AND BIGGER MARKET, BUT THE BAR AND RESTAURANT BUSINESS <br />CANNOT AS THEY ARE LIMITED. HE FELT THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED EVERY <br />OPPORTUNITY TO ENLARGE THEIR MARKET AND INCREASE BUSINESS. <br />TONY DIPIETRO, RESIDENT OF VERO BEACH SINCE 1945, SPOKE IN <br />FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE HOURS, NOTING THAT THE CLOSING HOURS AND SUBSE- <br />QUENT LACK OF ENTERTAINMENT KEEP AWAY DISTRICT BUSINESS MEETINGS. <br />MS. STEVIE LYNN, OWNER OF GRANDMA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN, ALSO <br />SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE EXTENSION, AND STATED THAT SHE DID NOT FEEL THAT <br />ONE HOUR IS A BIG ISSUE. <br />THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANY PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD TO <br />SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THE REQUESTED EXTENSION OF HOURS. <br />.JOHN DEAN OF 2223 10TH AVENUE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD A <br />PETITION SIGNED BY A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY SAYING <br />"IVO TO EXTEND BAR HOURS," AND ANOTHER PETITION IN SUPPORT OF CHANGING <br />THE HOURS BACK TO AN EARLIER HOUR. HE NOTED THAT MANY OF THESE PEOPLE <br />COME FROM HOMES BROKEN UP BY THE AFFECTS OF ALCOHOL OR TRAGICALLY <br />AFFECTED BY SUICIDES OR ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THE USE OF ALCOHOL. HE <br />PRESENTED THE CHAIRMAN WITH A LETTER FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION <br />5 <br />•I <br />NOV 171977 0 <br />BOOK PAGE isi <br />