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DISCUSSION CONTINUED IN REGARD TO PRICE, AVAILABILITY OF <br />PARTS, RESALE VALUE, MAINTENANCE, ETC., AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THE <br />AVAILABILITY OF CATERPILLAR PARTS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT RE- <br />DUCES DOWN TIME. THE ADMINISTRATOR FELT THEIR ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT <br />EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL COST WAS HIGHER, THE OVERALL COST WOULD BE <br />LOWER IN THE LONG RUN; THIS MACHINE WOULD INCREASE THE CAPABILITY OF <br />OUR ROADWORK, AND WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR HALF THIS YEAR AND HALF NEXT <br />YEAR. <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER FLETCHER NOT TO ACCEPT THE <br />RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATOR AND TO LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY <br />OF PURCHASING A USED CATERPILLAR TRACTOR TO MEET THE SAME SPECIFICA- <br />TIONS, <br />THE MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BIRD, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />WODTKE, THE BOARD BY A 3 TO 2 VOTE ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION OF <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR AS SET OUT IN HIS MEMO OF FEBRUARY 4, 1981, AND <br />AWARDED BID #70 FOR A ROAD GRADER TO KELLY TRACTOR COMPANY IN THE <br />AMOUNT OF $103,127.00. COMMISSIONERS BIRD, WODTKE, AND CHAIRMAN <br />LYONS, VOTED IN FAVOR. COMMISSIONERS SCURLOCK AND FLETCHER VOTED <br />IN OPPOSITION. <br />PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER DISPLAYED A ZONING MAP AND POINTED <br />OUT THE PROPERTY ON THE NORTH BEACH WHICH IS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR <br />REZONING, STATING THAT IT IS THE PORTION COLORED GREEN LYING SOUTH <br />OF WABASSO BEACH ROAD AND NORTH OF THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES. <br />HE NOTED THAT EXCEPT FOR ONE PIECE WHICH WAS REZONED TO R -2B, THE <br />PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS ZONED R-2 AND AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY 1200 <br />ACRES. THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED BY ROBERT CAIRNS, GORDON NUTT AND <br />MRS. ALPHILD ILETT. <br />DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO THE ACREAGE INVOLVED, AND IT WAS <br />DETERMINED THAT IT ACTUALLY AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY 400 ACRES. <br />qB 111981 <br />41 <br />