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801( 47 PAGE . SEP 14 1981 COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK COMMENTED THAT AFTER ALL THE DISCUSSION HEARD THIS EVENING, HE CONCURRED THAT THE ENGINEERS HAVE INDICATED THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE SATISFACTORILY ALL THE COMMENTS HEARD THIS EVENING. HE FELT THE PORTION OF THE LAND BETWEEN INDIAN RIVER BOULEVARD AND COUNTRY CLUB POINTE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO IMPACT THE AREA OR BECOME DEVELOPED. HE STATED HE WOULD VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION AND FELT THAT THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE PROJECT HAD BEEN CLOUDED OVER A GREAT DEAL. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK NOTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND BETWEEN THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS, COMMISSIONER FLETCHER QUESTIONED THE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROJECT, OR TO EVEN HAVE THE ROAD AT ALL, HE REMINDED THOSE PRESENT THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY SPENT $200,000 FOR THE ENGINEERS' WORK AND THAT THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF TAXPAYERS IN THE COUNTY LIVING ON DIRT ROADS WONDERING WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO GET THEIR ROADS PAVED. COM- MISSIONER FLETCHER POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE 20 BRIDGES IN THE COUNTY THAT NEED DIRECT ATTENTION AND MANY ROADS THAT NEED TO BE MAINTAINED HE FELT IT DIFFICULT TO CONSIDER TAKING CARE OF THE INDIAN RIVER BOULEVARD AND THE 16TH STREET PROJECTS IF WE HAVE TO BORROW ADDITIONAL MONEY TO DO SO. COMMISSIONER FLETCHER FELT IT WAS TIME TO TIGHTEN UP AND MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAVE AND NOT ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRON- MENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD BE VOTING AGAINST THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER BIRD EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE PEOPLE LIVING IN COUNTRY CLUB POINTE AND WAS CONVINCED THAT THE ENGINEERS COULD MAKE THE PROPER CHANGES IN THE PLANS. HE EMPHASIZED THAT THIS ROAD WAS NEEDED, NOT ONLY TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL BUT ALSO FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE NORTH PART OF THE COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE BEACH AREA. COMMISSIONER BIRD FELT A GOOD POINT WAS MADE BY MR. VOTAPKA REGARDING AN EVACUATION BY-PASS - THIS ROAD WOULD ASSURE THE COUNTY OF A SAFE ACCESS. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD VOTE FOR THE MOTION. THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT THE ENGINEERS° PRESENTATION HAD COMPLETELY SATISFIED HIM.