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COMMISSIONER DEESON THEN BROUGHT UP THE COLLECTOR STATION IN FELLSMERE AND STATED THAT HE HAS HAD MORE COMPLAINTS THAT IT IS AN EYESORE. HE DID CONTACT THE URBAN FORESTER AND DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF PLANTING SOME BOTTLEBRUSH TREES THERE, WHICH ARE AT PRESENT 4' PLUS IN HEIGHT. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO THE RESIDENTS OF FELLSMERE. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS A PRICE FROM A NURSERY OF $7.50 PER BOTTLEBRUSH TREE AND WOULD RECOMMEND A MINIMUM OF 20 TREES BE PLANTED ALONG THE DRAINAGE DITCH. HE NOTED A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE PINE TREES PLANTED WERE LOST WHEN WE DIDN�T HAVE RAIN. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED SPENDING UP TO $300 TO BUY BOTTLE - BRUSH TREES TO PROVIDE SCREENING FOR THE FELLSMERE COLLECTOR STATION. COMMISSIONER DEESON THEN ASKED THE ADMINISTRATOR ABOUT PLANS FOR WABASSO BEACH PARK. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS PRESENTED A PROPOSED PLAN AND SUGGESTED THAT A CERTAIN AREA BE FENCED AND HAVE A GATE. HE ALSO DISCUSSED A PROPOSAL FOR FISHERMEN TO COME IN AT NIGHT, BUT FELT THE FIRST PRIORITY WOULD BE TO PUT IN THE FENCING. IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND $25,000 WAS ALLOCATED. ADMINISTRATOR-JENNINGS ASKED IF HE HAS APPROVAL TO SPEND UP TO $25,000 ON THIS PROJECT AT THIS TIME. FENCE WOULD BE THE #1 PRIORITY. HE SUGGESTED THAT A CONCRETE STRUCTURE PRESENTLY THERE BE LEFT FOR STORAGE. COMMISSIONER LOY FELT WE NEED THE FENCE, THE WALKWAY AROUND THE FENCE, AND SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF A BOARDWALK WITH CROSSOVERS, COMMISSIONER DEESON SUGGESTED WE*GO AHEAD WITH THE FENCE AND WALKWAYS'AND THE CROSSOVERS. HE FELT THE BOARDWALK MAY FORCE THE PEOPLE ' TO WALK AROUND. ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS NOTED THAT HE HAS TO CHECK ON COASTAL CONSTRUCTION SETBACK LINE AND GET PERMITS. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE BOARD AUTHORIZED TH5 ADMINISTRATOR TO -PROCEED AS DISCUSSED AND SEE HOW FAR HE CAN GO WITH THE MONEY ALREADY ALLOCATED. 67 MAY 21 31979 BOOK . 40 PAGE 355