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NOV 191980 an 45 �mu 267 COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED FOR A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF THE TWO APPROACHES, AND THE TIME ELEMENT INVOLVED. MR. SHANNON ADVISED THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $40,000 TO $45,000 AND TAKE NEARLY NINE MONTHS. HE ADDED THAT THE SECOND APPROACH COULD BE DONE IN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS AND WOULD COST SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $12,000 TO $14,000 - THIS COULD BE ADJUSTED, DEPENDING ON INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THEM BY THE COUNTY, DISCUSSION ENSUED ALONG THOSE LINES. CHAIRMAN LYONS ASKED IF MR. SHANNON HAD ANY EXPERIENCE IN BARRIER ISLAND STUDIES. MR. SHANNON ADVISED HE WAS PAST DIRECTOR OF PLANNING FOR SANIBEL ISLAND, WHICH HAS' 3,000 PEOPLE IN AN AREA 2 MILES BY 12 MILES. HE STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN AT SANIBEL WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL, BUT VERY EXPENSIVE - THE COST WAS $125,000 FOR THE PLAN ITSELF; $80,000 FOR THE CONSULTANTS, PLUS 1,000 HOURS OF FREE TIME FROM THE CITIZENS. MR. SHANNON NOTED THAT THE PLAN HAS WITHSTOOD THE TEST OF TIME FAIRLY WELL. HE ADVISED THAT THE BARRIER ISLANDS HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL KIND OF TREATMENT AND THE PLANNING APPROACHES MUST BE TUNED TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK ADVISED HE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE CARRYING CAPACITY APPROACH AND FELT.SOME.UPFRONT DECISIONS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE THE STUDY COULD BEGIN. MR. SHANNON COMMENTED THAT THERE HAVE TO BE SOME INITIAL ASSUMPTIONS ON WHAT KIND OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND THE 201 STUDY MUST BE CONSIDERED. CHAIRMAN LYONS NOTED THAT CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF ROADS WOULD BE ONE OF THE PROBLEMS ALSO. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK COMMENTED THAT INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPERS WOULD BE COMING IN ONE AT A TIME, AND NO ONE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD DESTROY THE BARRIER ISLAND, BUT THE TOTAL COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENTS IS OF GREAT CONCERN. 22