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ASSISTANT PLANNER BERG INTRODUCED TO THE BOARD THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLANNER, DAVID MARSH, WHO WILL BE WORKING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES OF FELLSMERE AND SEBASTIAN. MR. BERG THEN DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WABASSO BEACH PARK. HE STATED THAT HE AND MR. PANGBURN, DIRECTOR OF THE WABASSO CIVIC ASSOCIATION, VISITED THE PARK TOGETHER, AND THEY AGREE THAT THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS THERE NOW ARE TRAFFIC AND MISUSE OF THE DUNE AREA. MR. BERG PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH A SUGGESTED PLAN WHICH PROPOSES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE-WAY ROAD SYSTEM WITH A TURN -AROUND AND PARKING AREAS AS A POSSIBLE FIRST STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT. MR, BERG INFORMED THE BOARD THAT PROMISCUOUS DRIVING AND PARKING IS HURTING THE DUNE LINE, AND THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THAT POLES BE EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND ENCIRCLING THE TURN -AROUND AND STRUNG WITH HEAVY WIRE TO HELP CONTROL THIS PROBLEM. MR. BERG CONTINUED THAT HE HAS OBTAINED A ROUGH ESTIMATE ON THE ASPHALT REQUIRED FOR THE PAVING, WHICH WOULD AMOUNT TO ALMOST $8,000, BUT AS YET HE HAS NO INFORMATION ON THE COST OF THE PROPOSED BOARDWALK AND RAMPS, MR, BALL OF SUMMERPLACE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ON A RECENT WEEKDAY, HE COUNTED OVER 1.00 VEHICLES PARKED AT WABASSO REACH PARK, INCLUDING SOME BIG MOBILE CAMPERS. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PROPOSED PLAN CALLS FOR 37 PARKING PLACES, AND MR. BERG POINTED OUT THAT NOW VEHICLES PARK ALMOST ANYWHERE, INCLUDING ON THE DUNES, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED IF WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS PROJECT, WE SHOULD DO A REALLY FIRST CLASS JOB, BUT SUGGESTED THAT THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE TO PUT IN JUST THE ROAD SYSTEM, NOT THE PARKING. HE FELT A SECOND PHASE WOULD BE TO PUT IN A CONCESSION STAND, PUT IT OUT FOR BID, AND THEN MAKE THE CONCESSIONAIRE THE CARETAKER. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ANY TIME STATE FUNDS ARE USED, IT PROHIBITS A CONCESSION STAND. 1:2 FEB 2 2 1978 34 rux _