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CHAIRMAN <br />1. REQUEST FROM THE FRIENDS OF HISTORIC ROSELAND FOR WRITTEN <br />.SUPPORT TO THE SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CREATION OF A <br />SEBASTIANAIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />Vice Chairman Davis reported that he had been contacted by the Friends of <br />Historic Roseland requesting the County's written support to the Sebastian City Council for the <br />formation of an Airport Advisory Committee to consider and identify impacts of airport <br />operations and activities on the Roseland/north County area. <br />Other Commissioners expressed their views on the request. <br />Dave Garvey, President of the Friends of Historic Roseland, 8105 129th Court, <br />Roseland, reiterated some of the concerns of the community regarding air traffic over the <br />community. He believed there is a lack of communication mechanisms between the City of <br />Sebastian and north county residents regarding the airport usage and traffic patterns, as well as <br />traffic activities. He asked the Board to do all it could to support the concerns of Roseland <br />residents. <br />Debra Myers, 13275 N. Indian River Drive, Sebastian, thought it was a sad state <br />of affairs, and unfortunate that the residents should have to come and ask the Board for support. <br />She argued that that in itself should indicate that they do have a huge problem, and they are <br />seeking communication and cooperation from the City Council of Sebastian regarding the impact <br />the airport is having on the north county residents. She stated that Sebastian has shown an <br />unwillingness to address the problems. She also stated there have been improvements to the <br />airport, including runways, and traffic patterns, that were not made public. She felt that the <br />economic and financial benefits that the City of Sebastian is seeking from the improvements at <br />31 <br />February 5, 2008 <br />