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� � r is one way to make sure certain lands will not be developed until the Department can appropriate funds to purchase them. Motion was made by Commissioner Lyons, seconded by Commissioner Wodtke, that the Attorney be authorized to draft an appropriate Resolution indicating this County's opposition to the type of definition given us for our barrier island, which really does not have the kinds of problems indicated; expressing strong opposition to the separation of various kinds of areas for flood insurance purposes in that it leaves the highest risk areas to the private insurers, which precludes the possibility of any reasonable insurance rates and thus, in effect, stops development; and heartily recommending that the federal government completely remove itself from the flood insurance business so that it can go to private insurers and the risk can be spread properly. Further discussion ensued as to the definition of -- developed lands not including agricultural lands; the feeling that land should be classified as developed for various reasons, i.e., it is inhabited, activity is being carried on, etc.; the possibility of exempting any county that has a Comprehensive Land Use Plan; the need to address the South Barrier Island area, which is not touched on in the drafted resolution; and the Board generally agreed that the Resolution should state in the strongest possible language, the County's complete dissatisfaction with both the map and the definitions. Discussion continued as to having all the land within the county shown as being in the "undeveloped" areas deleted from the map and indicating that we do not want the government to be in the flood insurance business. Commissioner Lyons stated that he would add to his Motion that we wish to have Indian River County exempted from the map, and Commissioner Wodtke concurred. MAR 10 1982 23 BOOK 49 PA 124