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Richard Stark, Chairman of the Treasure Coast Homeless Society, said the Society thinks <br />the eleven recommendations are a viable approach. They saw a need for more workshops in <br />specific areas depending on the direction taken by the Board. In conclusion, they realized, as Greg <br />Vaday pointed out, there is no magical solution <br />8. WRAP-UP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS <br />Geraldine White, 363 West Key Lime Square SW, talked about the 800 homeless people <br />in our County. She asked the Board what were they going to do to plan, and when are they going to <br />initiate help for the homeless. <br />Peter Foster, 9999 Street, Sebastian, asked the Board to look at The Beachcove, a land - <br />use community of manufactured homes, as an alternative type of housing. <br />Marylou Gutierrez, Housing Manager for USDA (for single-family housing) <br />commended the SHIP staff and asked if the SHIP funding could be increased. She asked the Board <br />to setup a mechanism to bail out USDA loans. <br />Jeff Wiltzius, Professor at IRC Community College, told the Board to direct the Property <br />Appraiser to take extra steps to make sure the current values are reflected, take the speculators out <br />of the market by "sticking to their guns", and not change zoning. He suggested rolling back the <br />millage rates. <br />Chairman Wheeler said they do not have the right to direct the Property Appraiser, but his <br />point was well taken. <br />Commissioner Davis responded that they recently modified the small lots ordinance to <br />allow only affordable housing in a small lot subdivision. <br />February 1, 2007 <br />Affordable/Workforce Housing <br />Public Workshop <br />6 <br />