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F E B 111981 <br />IT WAS GENERALLY FELT THAT WAS QUITE A BROAD STATEMENT, <br />AND COMMISSIONER WODTKE NOTED THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR ALREADY HAS <br />SUPPLIED SOME INFORMATION ON THE USE OF THE CHEMICAL 2,41). HE <br />FELT IT WOULD BE WISE TO HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION AND HEAR THE ADMINIS- <br />TRATOR IS COMMENTS BEFORE GOING TO A PUBLIC HEARING. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER COMMENTED THAT THE INFORMATION <br />SUPPLIED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR BY DUPONT IN REGARD TO USE OF ONE OF <br />THEIR CHEMICALS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE BIASED. HE INFORMED THE BOARD <br />THAT THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE IN CANADA HAS BANNED FOR SIX MONTHS THE USE OF <br />2 AD AS A POSSIBLE CANCER CAUSING AGENT, COMMISSIONER FLETCHER <br />AGREED THE INDIVIDUAL HAS A RIGHT TO EXPERIMENT IN HIS OWN BACKYARD, <br />BUT QUESTIONED THE RIGHT OF THE COUNTY TO EXPERIMENT WITH ROADSIDES - <br />AND FELT THE USE OF THIS CHEMICAL WAS CONTINUED MAINLY TO AVOID <br />EXTENSIVE LABOR COSTS IN KEEPING THE DRAINAGE DITCHES OPEN, <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR POINTED OUT THAT THE USE OF THIS CHEMICAL <br />IS APPROVED BY THE DER. HE AGREED THAT THE PROPER USE'OF CHEMICALS <br />IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND WISHED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO <br />THE USE OF THE 2,4D ADMINISTRATOR NELSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE <br />HAS DISCUSSED THIS WITH DR. BLACKBURN, ADVISOR FOR INDIAN RIVER FARMS <br />DRAINAGE DISTRICT, WHO IS FULLY QUALIFIED IN THIS FIELD AND WHO HAS <br />CONDUCTED A SURVEY AND RECOMMENDED A PROGRAM FOR THE DISTRICT, AND <br />HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DR. BLACKBURN APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD TO GIVE <br />THEM THE BENEFIT OF HIS EXPERTISE. THE ADMINISTRATOR NOTED THAT <br />IT WOULD COST ABOUT $300 A DAY FOR THIS GENTLEMAN TO CONDUCT A SURVEY, <br />AND HE WOULD LIKE TO RETAIN DR, BLACKBURN IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY AT <br />$100 A MONTH TO LOOK CONTINUALLY INTO OUR PROGRAM RE USE OF CHEMICALS. <br />IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS GENERALLY FELT THAT THIS IS <br />A VERY COMPLEX PROBLEM AND THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A WORKSHOP SESSION TO <br />GATHER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED WITH A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF <br />THE SUBJECT BEFORE GOING TO A_PUBLLC_HEARING. <br />THE CHAIRMAN NOTED THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR CALLING <br />FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON <br />AND DEFEATED 4 TO 1 WITH COMMISSIONER FLETCHER VOTING IN FAVOR. <br />