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JAN 271982 aooK 48. P11 F.694 informed the Board that eight persons representing Florida Land were present for this meeting and had driven from Orlando to at least make a formai presentation to the Board. He stated it was true they had been cautioned by the Planning Department that their department was recommending to the Board.to defer their decision, but they had,!under- stood that would not foreclose a presentation for the project itself; and they would like to lay out the plans, and site plans before this Board for their consideration and that the issue regarding the draw- bridge and loop road, while they did concern this Board in regards to traffic flow and access, they were basically questions that would be answered by the County Commission. Mr. Henderson commented there had"been some really rash mis- statements of what their plans were in respect to the drawbridge and loop road. He said they had never questioned the ownership of Jungle Trail being vested to the County; what they did question was possible errosion and how extensive the easement of the constriction is; but they had never challanged it; yet it was stated in the paper and the Attorney's staff, that they had contested the ownership of that road. Secondly, the drawbridge - they were not requesting abandonment of the right-of-way, but were prepared to dedicate it; and thirdly, the loop road - they were willing to dedicate or with an'.easement; and that the Planning staff seemed to be pressing the dedication and he a felt that matter was best left up to the County Attorney's office. He stated there were a lot of reasons why there should not be a dedica- tion; reasons in favor of the County; but they were prepared to go either way on that. He didn't want to make it sound like the applicant was taking a position on that, but would appreciate being heard now. Ile said they would like a decision now because this matter has been in the Planning Department for three months, as to the specific Yacht Club Plan. The plan itself was partfof another plan which had been in the Planning Department for almost a year. Mr. Henderson said a wealth of information had been presented to the Planning Department; they had hired some of the most renowned experts in Florida in the environmental area; they had tech- nical information to submit to the Board in support of this project; and they would like the opportunity to do so. The Chairman reiterated the main point was they had not heard a policy statement from the County Commission as to whether -- =4-