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that the HRAC's allowance of alterations to the roadway veers from the original petition. Chief DeBlois thereafter presented staff's recommendation: To conceptually approve future designation of the road segment as a historic road pending County development of a management plan with specific criteria that balances historic preservation and private property access rights. The Chairman opened the public hearing. Harry Tanner, 517 Belfast Terrace, Sebastian, talked about the history and significance of the Old Dixie Highway. He then described the area as it is today, and dispensed information regarding some of the historic homes surrounding the roadway. Mr. Tanner urged the Board to preserve the County's historic resources and give the historic designation to this portion of Old Dixie Highway. Richard Maerz, 13275 North Indian River Dr., Sebastian, speaking on behalf of Sebastian Industrial Park, related that he and some of the other property owners living along Old Dixie, within the Sebastian City Limit, had not received notice of today's public hearing, even though he had been told by the Commission and Legal offices that such notice would be provided thirty days prior to the hearing. Mr. Maerz asked the Commission to recognize that some of the property owners had been excluded, and to enforce the statutory rights of the citizens to be given notice. County Attorney William Collins explained that he had been told by staff that notice had been provided; he then discovered, after a call from Mr. Maerz, that staff had felt that the property owners within the Sebastian City limits would not be affected by the County's ruling, as the original petition was focused on the unincorporated County. Attorney Collins recommended that the Board delay any formal designation to a future date when notice could be provided to all affected residents. 15 May 6, 2008