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Chairman Wheeler felt that if we don't have any ability to stop the annexation of the 18,000 acres then the only other option is to have to have a public hearing, move forward on the Charter and let the public vote on whether they want the Charter or not. Commissioner Davis believed it was the votes on the City Council in Fellsmere that would stop annexation, and that is what we have in place to change policy and direction. City Manager Nunemaker addressed comments from the Board, in particular, whether Fellsmere had acted in good faith. Mr. Nunemaker presented different ways in which they have dealt with the issues in good faith, and have demonstrated their willingness to work with the County. He stated that the legislative intent would show that it was the County that acted contrary to Chapter 171. He remarked that so many issues have come up about the agreement with Fellsmere Joint Venture (FJV), and he wanted to point out that they have achieved nearly % billion dollars in extractions off the bat, if they use County calculus. Fellsmere is proposing that of the 18,000 acres, 50% or 9,000 acres would be open space. Mr. Nunemaker answered various questions from the Board regarding open space and urban sprawl. He talked about economic development and considers FJV their Piper. Commissioner Flescher asked what was the justification or reason given by FJV for the delay of the 14,000 annexations. Mr. Nunemaker explained that they wanted to give some more room to the Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement process. Commissioner O'Bryan did not want to imply that Fellsmere had not done good things and had not acted in good faith, but believed Fellsmere had not followed in good faith with part 2 of the ILA. He had asked for them to table the annexations until the full course of the ILAs have been worked out, and Fellsmere had not done so. July 10, 2007 40