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c GIFFORD PROGRESSIVE CIVIC LEAGUE 2420 45th Street Gifford, Florida 32960 September 15, 1978 Mr. Ed Regan 2121.14th Avenue Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Dear Ed: e Relating to our conversation' of the past few days regarding• the lime rock supplied by Rinker Materials Corp. of Vero for the tennis court base, we are both aware that the material supplied by them is not the type used for its construction and arrangements lire being made to have this material. replaced with#3 lime rock or shell* for the base. , In order to keep the financial loss to the Gifford Progressive Civic League to a minimal amount so that we can complete this project, we are arranging the sale of the rock to a local firm. We have -a tacit agreement with Rinker to make up a portion of the difference in cost in correcting this problem. We would appreciate it if the County would supply us with a grader to push the present lime rock to one end of the tennis court in order that the proper 743 rock or shell can be placed on the earl.• = . #9 The firm that is willing to purchase the ail -•rock -from us, in order to help us alleviate our problem, is willing to do their own trucking. However, they do not have loading equipment to put the rock on the truck. Therefore, we respectfully request assistance from the County in the form of a grader anda front end loader so that our problem Can be corrected and the project completed satisfactorily to the County. Very m y yours, Dale Wehr ` Project.Director MR. REGAN POINTED OUT THAT THE #9 LIME ROCK THAT WAS SUPPLIED DOES NOT COMPACT WELL, AND HE AGREED IT WOULD BE BEST TO REMOVE THIS FROM THE COURTS. ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED WHO PLACED -THE ORDER FOR THE LIMEROCK WITH RINKER, AND MR. WEHR STATED THAT HE TOLD RINKER OVER THE TELEPHONE WHAT WAS NEEDED, AND LEFT IT TO THEIR DISCRETION. HE STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO SUPPLY THE #3 ROCK THAT IS NEEDED, BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO MAKE UP FOR PART 0P THE LOSS INCURRED IN REMOVAL OF THE IMPROPER 18 36 -PACE 222