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COMMISSIONER FLETCHER STATED THAT HE HAS DISCUSSED THIS WITH FELLSMERE RESIDENTS, AND THEY AGREE SUCH AN EXCHANGE OF LOTS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO FELLSMERE. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK INQUIRED IF WE HAVE A SPECIFIC COMMIT- MENT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD ON THESE LOTS, BECAUSE IF WE DO NOT, HE DID NOT KNOW ON WHAT BASIS WE WOULD BE TRANSFERRING THESE LOTS WITH NO COMPENSATION, WHICH HE FELT WOULD SET A PRECEDENT. ADMINISTRATOR NELSON REPLIED THAT THE RECORDS HAVE BEEN SEARCHE AND NO COMMITMENT CAN BE FOUND OTHER THAN THE STATEMENT OF THE FORMER SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT THAT THE COUNTY HAD PROMISED THEM THOSE LOTS. HE NOTED THAT WE HAVE CONVEYED PROPERTY TO OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE SCHOOL BOARD, ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. COORDINATOR THOMAS CONCURRED THAT WE HAVE CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH PROPERTY BY THE SUNSHINE CENTER, AND WE HAVE CON- VEYED TO THE DOT AND THEY HAVE CONVEYED TO US. AS TO THE LEGALITY, HE BELIEVED IF THE PROPERTY IS TO BE USED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, IT IS WITHIN THE COMMISSION'S POWER TO CONVEY IT. ATTORNEY COLLINS AGREED THE BOARD HAS THIS POWER, BUT IT IS THEIR DECISION AS TO WHETHER THEY WISH TO CONVEY WITHOUT ANY COMPENSA- TION. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING THE 15 ACRES FOR THE OSLO SCHOOL SITE WHERE WE ASKED FOR COMPENSATION BECAUSE THE SCHOOL BOARD COULD NOT PAY FOR THE ROAD. DISCUSSION CONTINUED AS TO WHETHER CONVEYANCE OF THE SAID LOTS WOULD INVOLVE THE COUNTY IN ANY FURTHER LIABILITY OF ANY KIND, I.E., WIDENING OF ROADS, ETC., AND IF S0, WHETHER COMPENSATION SHOULD BE REQUIRED. IT WAS NOTED THESE LOTS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF FELLSMERE AT THE MAIN INTERSECTION. THE COORDINATOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE ONLY STREET FOR WHICH THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY WOULD BE 512, AND THIS HA§ BEEN COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED RECENTLY. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK QUESTIONED WHY WE ARE GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS BARGAINING SITUATION AND WHY WE ARE GIVING AWAY ANYTHING. FEB 25 1981 76 BOOK .45 PAGE 916t,