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roc47 425 <br />R. DALE PATCHETT, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, ADVISED THAT HIS <br />REASON FOR REQUESTING A PUBLIC HEARING WAS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE <br />AWARE OF ANY SERIOUS IMPEDIMENT IN THE ROAD DESIGN, SUCH AS THE <br />DRAINAGE SITUATION. HE RECOGNIZED THAT THE ROAD MUST BE BUILT BUT <br />WAS.CONCERNED THAT WHEN IT IS BUILT, THE DRAINAGE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE <br />50 YEARS FROM NOW. REPRESENTATIVE PATCHETT FELT THAT WE COULD NOT <br />DESIGN IT FOR TODAY IS STANDARDS AND URGED THE BOARD TO OVERDESIGN THE <br />ROAD TO GIVE MORE FLEXIBILITY. <br />MR. GHIOTO COMMENTED THAT THE REALITY IS THEY CANNOT PREDICT <br />WHAT KIND OF LAND USE THE COUNTY WILL HAVE IO YEARS FROM NOW. HE <br />STRESSED THAT GOOD WATER MANAGEMENT CALLS FOR PLANNING NEW DEVELOPMENT <br />THAT WILL NOT INCREASE FLOODING PROBLEMS THAT ALREADY EXIST. MR. <br />GHIOTO WAS HOPEFUL THAT THE COUNTY AND CITY WOULD ADOPT REGULATIONS <br />IN THE FUTURE THAT WOULD LIMIT DISCHARGE TO THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. <br />HE ADDED THAT THEY HAVE NOT PROJECTED ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT BUT ASSUME <br />THAT LARGE TRACTS WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE LAWS IN CASE <br />DEVELOPMENT WOULD OCCUR. <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS WANTED TO BE SURE THAT THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURES <br />WERE OVER -SIZE AS HE WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE KNOWING THE DRAINAGE <br />STRUCTURE WAS ADEQUATE. <br />LENGTHY DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ABOUT THE 25, 50 AND 100 YEAR <br />FLOOD PLAN. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE DOT REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR A <br />50 YEAR FLOOD AND THE ENGINEERS HAVE DESIGNED THE ROAD FOR 100 YEAR <br />FLOOD, <br />RAYMOND FERNALD, PRESIDENT OF THE PELICAN ISLAND AUDUBON <br />SOCIETY, CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND REVIEWED THE FOLLOWING LETTERS: <br />