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Jens Tripson, 2525 14th St., spoke on behalf of the Pelican Island Audubon Society. <br />He said that "raw land" had not gone down in price and felt that if the County did not purchase it <br />now, it would cost more later or be built upon so he urged the Board to go through with the <br />purchase. <br />Robert Johnson, Sebastian, said he lived adjacent to the property and he reflected <br />how close the property had come to being developed, so he wanted the County to purchase the <br />property so the wildlife would be preserved. <br />Joseph Paladin, 6450 Tropical Way, a local developer, thought the property was <br />valuable, felt it to be a good deal, and supported the purchase. He wanted to know what would <br />happen to the development rights on the property. Staff said it would be a full fee simple purchase, <br />with the County being the full titleholder. <br />Director Keating added that the development rights would be extinguished. <br />David Cox, Periwinkle Drive, wanted the Board to take staff's recommendation to <br />add this property to the list of the County's fully -owned environmental lands. He also wanted the <br />Board to continue fostering the civic care of our treasures. <br />Joseph Kazari, 1401 Thornhill Lane, spoke on behalf of his wife, Julie. He said she <br />wanted the Board to purchase the property and to use it as a transporting station (for tortoise being <br />moved from developing locations) or consider putting a winding bike path on it. <br />Cathy Thomas, 2109 SE 2nd Ave. supported the purchase of the property. <br />January 23, 2007 21 <br />