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0 HE CONTINUED THAT WHEN THE COUNTY WAS WORKING WITH CHAIRMAN .JACK STURGIS OF THE KIWANIS CLUB, THEY ASSUMED FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR BUILDING THE BATH HOUSE AND WHEN MR. CARLSEN BECAME CHAIRMAN OF THEIR RECREATION COMMITTEE, HE SAID THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY. THE KIWANIS CLUB IS*NOW REQUESTING THE COUNTY'S HELP IN CONSTRUCTING THE BATH HOUSE. MR, NELSON STATED THAT THE KIWANIS CLUB IS PLANNING TO RAISE FUNDS BY HAVING A FISH FRY OR BARBEQUE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE RECREATION FACILITIES AT THE PARK. HE CONTINUED THAT -IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $10,000 TO $12,000 FOR THE BATH HOUSE; THE KIWANIS CLUB HAS $3,300 AND IF THEIR FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN IS A SUCCESS, THEY COULD CONTRIBUTE MORE. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT ORIGINALLY THE COUNTY HAD $12,000 IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT BUT IT WAS REMOVED, THINKING THAT THE KIWANIS CLUB•HAD SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COMPLETE THEIR PROJECT. SHE FELT THAT THIS WAS A PRIORITY ITEM, DUE TO THE APPROACHING`SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM, AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS FACILITY PUT INTO OPERATION QUICKLY. SHE SUGGESTED THE COUNTY SHOULD GIVE THE KIWANIS CLUB A GOAL OF $5,000 TO REACH, LEAVING $1,700 FOR THEM TO RAISE, AND COMMISSIONER DEESON AGREED THAT THIS WAS A GOOD SUGGESTION. HE FELT THE YEAR ROUND USE OF THE PARK JUSTIFIES OUR CONTRIBUTION. j CHAIRMAN WODTKE COMMENTED THAT THE KIWANIS CLUB HAD DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK IN THE PAST AND FELT THEIR PARTICIPATION WOULD CONTINUE. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE REQUEST OF THE KIWANIS CLUB TO PROVIDE THE BATH HOUSE AND TOILET FACILITY AT KIWANIS-HOBART PARK AND REQUESTED THAT THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 FOR THIS PROJECT. THE BOARD NEXT TOOK UP A REQUEST FROM HARVEY H. MCCOLLESTER, PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD, AS PER THE FOLLOWING LETTER: 9 FEB . 71979 Dom 39 ax 07