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-,. <br />L� <br />JOHN SCHLITT, JR., ARCHITECT, LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF INDIAN <br />RIVER COUNTY AND PRESIDENT OF THE CONCEPT OF VERO BEACH, NEXT CAME <br />FORWARD AND EXPLAINED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THIS CONCERNED GROUP CONSISTS <br />OF INVOLVED PROFESSIONALS (ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPERS) WHO ALL <br />ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO GROW INTO A VERY <br />FINE COMMUNITY, BOTH RESIDENTIALLY AND COMMERCIALLY. THEY ARE VERY <br />MUCH IN FAVOR OF THE LAND USE PLAN AS IT HAS BEEN PLANNED BY OUR ABLE <br />CONSULTANTS AND LOCAL STAFF AND FEEL THAT THE PROJECTED 127,000 POPULA- <br />TION FIGURE IS VERY REALISTIC. <br />HERBERT W, KALE, II, MEMBER OF THE PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON <br />SOCIETY, SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL, EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL <br />DEVELOPMENT OF FLOOD PLAIN AREAS IN THE COUNTY AND FAVORED LOWER <br />DENSITIES THAN PROPOSED BY THE PLAN. HE PARTICULARLY MENTIONED THE <br />FLOOD PLAIN AREA NORTH OF BARBER AVENUE. <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS REQUESTED THAT DR. KALE WRITE OUT THE SPECIFIC <br />AREAS IN WHICH HE IS INTERESTED AND GIVE THE LIST TO THE COUNTY ADMINIS- <br />TRATOR. <br />VIRGINIA DUNIGAN OF GARDENIA LANE NOTED THAT PLANNING DIRECTOR <br />REVER HAD BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING THAT ANY PLAN IS AN INTERIM PLAN, AND <br />IF THAT IS TRUE, SHE FELT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE A CONSERVATIVE PLAN <br />WHERE WE COULD BE ABLE TO ADD TO DENSITIES RATHER THAN HAVING TO TAKE <br />THEM AWAY. SHE BELIEVED ALL THE FIGURES ABOUT MIGRATION INTO FLORIDA <br />HAVE RELATED TO OUT-OF-STATE MIGRATION AND DID NOT FEEL THE CURRENT <br />TREND OF IN-STATE MIGRATION TO THIS COUNTY FROM THE WEST COAST OF <br />FLORIDA, MIAMI, FORT LAUDERDALE, HAS BEEN PROPERLY CONSIDERED. MRS. <br />DUNIGAN STATED THAT SHE WAS IN FAVOR OF CONTROLLED GROWTH, BUT IF WE <br />HAVE CONSTRAINTS ON GROWTH, THEY SHOULD BE ELIMINATED FIRST. <br />JOHN DUNIGAN OF GARDENIA LANE DID NOT BELIEVE THE PUBLIC <br />HAS SUFFICIENT AWARENESS OR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROPOSED PLAN, HE <br />FURTHER FELT THAT THE BARRIER ISLAND STUDY HAS NOT BEEN REFLECTED IN <br />THE PLAN AND THAT A BETTER STUDY IS NEEDED THAN WE PRESENTLY HAVE, IF <br />THE PLAN CALLS FOR A DENSITY OF 81 MR. DUNIGAN DID NOT SEE HOW YOU <br />CAN HOLD IT DOWN TO 6, AND HE BELIEVED THAT A FULL REFERENDUM IS <br />CALLED FOR ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER. <br />AUG 181981 11 5009 47 ParE 194 <br />