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COMMISSIONER LYONS THOUGHT THAT WITHOUT SPENDING TOO MUCH <br />MONEY, THE BOARD COULD GET SOME GUIDANCE AS TO THE CARRYING CAPACITY <br />OF THE LAND ON THE BARRIER ISLAND. HE COMMENTED THAT HE WOULD <br />LIKE TO HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MR. SHANNON ON THIS MATTER, <br />PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER STATED THAT HE CONTACTED MR, SHANNON <br />TO BE ON THE AGENDA ON NOVEMBER 19, 1980. MR. REVER ALSO ADVISED THAT <br />HE ATTENDED A MEETING AT INDIAN RIVER SHORES WHERE SOME PLANNING ASPECTS <br />WERE DISCUSSED. DURING A DISCUSSION OF THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF <br />THE LAND, MR. REVER STATED THAT INDIAN RIVER SHORES WAS VERY COOPERATIVE <br />AND INDICATED THEY WILL CONTACT THE BOARD IN ORDER TO JOIN IN THE <br />STUDY, AND PROVIDE SOME OF THE FUNDS TO LOOK INTO THE CARRYING CAPACITY <br />THERE. MR. REVER NOTED THAT THEY HAVE APPOINTED A COMMITTEE TO GET <br />WITH THE BOARD TO DISCUSS THE MATTER AND SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS WANTED TO MAKE HIS POSITION CLEAR - HE <br />IS NOT TRYING TO PREVENT DEVELOPMENT ON THE BEACH AREA, JUST BEING <br />SURE THAT THE COSTS OF A DEVELOPMENT ARE PROPERLY ASSESSED. COMMISSIONER <br />LYONS FELT THAT A LARGE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD PAY FOR WHATEVER IS DONE <br />CONCERNING THE TRAFFIC SITUATION. HE THEN SPOKE OF ANOTHER THING <br />THAT BOTHERED HIM IN LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN OF A PROPOSED DEVELOP- <br />MENT; THE DEVELOPMENT IS USING JUNGLE TRAIL AS ITS BACK ACCESS ROAD, <br />AND HE FEELS THAT WILL BE THE END OF JUNGLE TRAIL - IT WILL BECOME <br />A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT THIS BARRIER ISLAND STUDY <br />IS A COUNTY PLANNING FUNCTION, AND HE WOULD NOT ENCOURAGE THE CITY <br />OF VERO BEACH OR THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE <br />STUDY. HE STATED THAT WE DO NOT PARTICIPATE OR HAVE BEEN CONSULTED <br />IN THEIR PLANNING, AND THEREFORE, HE DID NOT FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD <br />PARTICIPATE IN OURS. THE CHAIRMAN ALSO FELT THAT HE WOULD PREFER <br />THE STUDY TAKING'.'THE LONGER APPROACH, RATHER THAN JUST THE CARRYING <br />CAPACITY STUDY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE; <br />IT IS WHAT IS NEEDED. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED THAT HE REALIZED THERE MIGHT <br />BE SOME PROBLEM WITH THE PARTICIPATION, BUT IT SEEMED THAT THE COUNTY, <br />27 <br />NOV 51980 goon 45 PACE x.45 <br />