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Commissioner Bird stated that he would be willing to give up a portion of the County property so the annexation could proceed. He noted that our attorney has advised 50% as a reasonable area, and although it is a bigger section than he had in mind originally, he felt the Section line that basically divides the 5 acre parcel is a reasonable and well defined line to designate a half. He hoped the proposed agreement would include the 2�2- acres that would be annexed and that we would agree to the buffer strip and fencing that is called for in the agreement whether the land was annexed or not because that is something we would want to do as good neighbors. It was asked if'he was speaking of the section line west of parcel 1, and Commissioner Bird agreed, noting that Counsel has told him that even though this land is annexed, we still would retain our accessibility to our park land across parcel 1 and parcel 3. Commissioner Fletcher referred to the suggestion made earlier that there be an arrangement for the Indian River Shores police to open and close the gates to the park, and the Chairman felt if we agree to let them annex 2-1/2 acres, a commitment re opening and closing the park could be part of the agreement. Discussion continued further in regard to the Board's desire to be good neighbors and at the same time protect the public's rights and reach a reasonable compromise. Motion was made by Commissioner Bird, seconded by Commissioner Scurlock, to agree to the annexation of the County parcel lying west of Section 20 to the Right-of-way of State Road AlA and to the annexation of Parcel 3, and 0 that the attorney be instructed to revise the Agreement between Indian River County and the Town of Indian River Shores regarding this park property so that the Agreement will include the area to be annexed, with the understanding NOV 4 1981 88 BOOK 48 PAGE 8.7