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<br /> <br /> <br />For #58 and #59, Chairman Ginn inquired how it is determined to add an additional <br />emergency station and Director Keating responded that staff uses the Insurance Institute standards <br />and criteria. It was also pointed out that we do have a plan for expansion. <br />With regard to #60, Chairman Ginn thought that we do need something keeping the <br />Board informed of the total number of units that are already in the system and the cumulative <br />impact. <br />The other Commissioners agreed and Vice Chairman Neuberger wanted to know <br />what that would tell the Board particularly with land that has been purchased with bond money. <br />Director Keating specified that some of the numbers will be misleading because <br />initially they look to the maximum number of units possible on a property under the new zoning, <br />but the build-out is not always that many. “Pipeline” statistics can be problematic. Staff will work <br />on it. <br />On the density issues, Chairman Ginn wished to go on record (#25) that she would <br />personally like to see 2, 4, 6, and 8 units per acre (a Comp Plan issue to be discussed under <br />visioning). <br />Chairman Ginn then opened the floor to comments from the GTF members. <br />Mr. Tom Trolley, <br /> 4903 Sunset Drive, advised that his personal challenge was for <br />Indian River County to avoid the growth problems experienced in south Florida. He noted that our <br />USA is closer to the coast giving less land to develop and we have also learned from south <br />Florida’s experience. National developers have arrived at every retirement area in the United <br />States and have purchased land in anticipation of the “baby-boomers” reaching retirement age. It <br />is difficult to understand the pipeline and it is not logical that we have eight years of build-out in <br />the pipeline. We need to join with the municipalities to determine a countywide pipeline <br />projection. Finally, he thought that we have wonderful tools here in Indian River County and <br />good, qualified personnel but he believed the voting population does not understand what we have <br />and what our problems could be. He suggested putting together a professional education program <br />to let the average voter know about the growth problems we are facing and what we can do about <br />them. <br />November 2, 2004 <br />37 <br /> <br />