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14.A. 8. PROPERTY FOR FIRE RESCUE STATION 9 <br />Director of Emergency Services John King informed the Board that this item was <br />brought back from the July 10, 2007, Board of County Commissioners meeting, for a request to <br />purchase property on Roseland Road, adjacent to the commercial strip near the intersection of <br />US 1 and Roseland Road. The Board had directed staff to acquire current appraisals of the <br />property and to find additional properties that were in the commercial district to ensure it would <br />be a fair value. They identified sites that ranged from $243,000 per acre to $625,000.00 per acre <br />and were now requesting the Board's approval. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Flescher, the Board unanimously approved the <br />vacant land contract in the form presented and authorized the <br />Chairman of the Emergency Services District to sign the vacant <br />land contract, as recommended in the memorandum of August 15, <br />2007. <br />CONTRACT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />Commissioner Davis did not think this was the ideal location but explained how other <br />parcels of interest were not obtainable. <br />Fred Mensing pointed out that the Florida East Coast Railroad has plans to double -track <br />from North Vero Beach to Melbourne and voiced concern that it would affect everything the <br />County does regarding emergency services. <br />September 4, 2007 <br />E.S.D. <br />7 <br />