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Administrator Baird acknowledged and appreciated that Representative Mayfield worked hard in getting this opportunity for us and explained the reason why he \[Baird\] brought this item forward saying he wanted the Board to know that they were going to run a deficit before they make a decision. Commissioners and staff engaged in lengthy and detailed discussions, which included when capacity for a project could be considered, designation of routes, and whether to keep the resolution in place. Chairman Neuberger acknowledged that they needed to look at this as the future of Indian River County. He could see the importance of this road and he would hate to have a missing link that would keep us from going out of town in the event of a hurricane, but the shortfalls of $47 million really scared him. He urged the Board to defeat the request and wait for a year. Commissioner Bowden thanked the delegation and appreciated their hard work, but she did not want to put people in uncomfortable situations. She suggested they weigh all the options before making a decision. th Mark Brackett, 1915 34 Avenue, appreciated the comments from State Representatives and some from the Commissioners. He urged the Board to use the 30-day delay to consider this further and from a business perspective he was not in favor of loaning our money out interest free. He felt there has to be something else, whether its “crawl”, breaking up the segment and doing the one segment from thth 66 Avenue to 87Avenue, but they needed to look at other solutions/alternative. Commissioner Lowther sought clarity on Commissioner Wheeler’s Motion thinking it would be a wrong move. Commissioner Wheeler pointed out that his problem was he did not like losing the interest. Discussion ensued on whether to give a few months, and levels of interest rate. The Chairman called a break at 12:44 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 12:54 p.m. with all members present. October 3, 2006 51