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Joseph Paladin, President of Black Swan Consulting, opposed the AAF project; voiced <br />concerns over how it would affect the level of service, impact fees, and concurrency; and asked <br />the Board to consider the cost and upkeep of the rail crossings. <br />Melinda Meikle, 1612 West Camino Del Rio, opposed the AAF project; encouraged the <br />Board to take time and not rush any decisions with the AAF; listed the reasons why the County <br />should not support AAF; and felt that it should be 100% self -financed with no government <br />funding or taxpayer burden. <br />Fred Mensing, 7580 123 Street, supported the AAF project and encouraged the Board to <br />partner with. Amtrak. He spoke about Fortress Investment Group, LLC and the amount of <br />railroads they own; diverting the freight traffic to the center of the state; the benefits of having a <br />train stop in Indian River County; and double -tracking. <br />Phyllis Frey, 275 Date Palm Road, opposed the AAF project; explained the financial <br />debt and projected costs that AAF would bring to the County; listed some of negative impacts to <br />the County; and requested that the Board write a resolution and submit it to the Governor Rick <br />Scott and House Representatives, asking that the funding for AAF be rescinded and that FEC <br />move their passenger train operations to the existing track in the middle of the state. <br />Susan Mehiel, 131 Laurel Oak Lane, opposed the AAF project; spoke about the Iack of <br />information regarding the rail system; and the negative issues that would be charged to the <br />taxpayers. <br />Dan Lamson, Executive Director of the Indian River County Neighborhood Association, <br />thanked the Board for being proactive, and supported the idea of staff working with a Consultant <br />to evaluate the EIS. <br />W <br />April 1, 2014 21 <br />