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MAY 2 11980 Box 43 '4' G'E' 5 2 COMMISSIONER LYONS SUGGESTED TAKING A STAB AT FUNDING NOT HALF, BUT A THIRD AND GOING AS FAR AS THE THIRD ALLOWS BECAUSE HE FELT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING. COMMISSIONER Loy SUGGESTED, BASED ON THE VARIOUS COMMENTS MADE, THAT THE KIWANIS CLUB ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE TO CONDUCT ANOTHER BIKE-A-THON FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF COMPLETING THE 12TH STREET BIKE PATH. SHE NOTED THAT POSSIBLY IN THE MEANTIME, WE COULD MOVE AHEAD WITH THE STAKING OF THE RIGHT'S -OF -WAY, BUT SHE FELT THERE SHOULD BE ONE MORE ALL-OUT EFFORT MADE TO RAISE THE FUNDS. MR. MARSHBANKS STATED THAT THEY WOULD PREFER TO DO THIS RATHER THAN START A PROJECT AND NOT HAVE IT COMPLETED. COMMISSIONER LOY FELT THAT THE BOARD HAS INDICATED THEY WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, BUT EMPHASIZED THAT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND NOT SET A PRECEDENT THAT WOULD BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR FUTURE BOARDS. COMMISSIONER LYONS BROUGHT UP THE BOARDS POLICY OF PARTICI- PATING IN THE PAVING OF ROADS UP TO 25% AND THE COST OF MATERIALS AND SUGGESTED TAKING THE SAME STAND WITH BIKE PATHS, BUT COMMISSIONER WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT IN THAT SITUATION WE ARE PARTICIPATING WITH PROPERTY OWNERS ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH HE DID NOT FEEL IS WHAT COMMISSIONER LYONS INTENDS. COMMISSIONER LYONS AGREED AND EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS JUST TRYING TO THINK OF A LOGICAL PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPATION FOR THE COUNTY. COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT WE SET A SPECIFIC AMOUNT ASIDE IN THE BUDGET ON A PARTICIPATING BASIS FOR THE PAVING PROGRAM AND FELT THAT FOR THE BICYCLE PATH PROGRAM ALSO,POSSIBLY WE COULD SET ASIDE SOMETHING SPECIFIC IN A PARTICIPATING FUND AS MATCHING MONEY AND RELY ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE OTHER 3/4. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED THAT THE VERO TREASURE COAST KIWANIS CLUB WILL CONTINUE WITH THEIR FUND RAISING EFFORTS HEADED TOWARDS THE $20,000 GOAL AND COME BACK TO THE BOARD AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY.