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VERO BEACI^! - INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />BOARD OF REALTORS° <br />1' Post Office Drawer <br />2182 Ponce De Leon Circle <br />REALTOR"' Vero Beach, Florida 32960 ; <br />Phone (305) 567.3510 <br />re Undeveloped Coastal Barriers" -Maps <br />Public Hearing, March 10, 1982 <br />:larch 9, 1982 <br />Mr. David Greene <br />Assistant County Administrator <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Indian River County <br />Vero Beach, Florida <br />Cear Mr. Greene: <br />Wednesday morning you will be h'jaring-comments frdm the public <br />regarding the U.S. Department of Interior's definition of "undeveloped <br />coastal barriers" and "flood -prone" lands in our county. The Vero <br />Beach -Indian River County Board of Realtors is greatly.concerned with <br />the designation of such areas and the subsequent effect that the des- <br />ignation will have on the availability of Federal Flood Insurance as <br />of October 1, 1983. <br />In question are criteria used by the Department of Interior in <br />drawing up its maps of Indian River County. Our research indicates <br />1. use of outdated maps of the county which do not <br />correctly reflect the current development of <br />coastal barrier regions (residential, grove or <br />other) ; and - <br />2. inclusion of areas which are historically considered <br />non "flood -prone," specifically North county citrus <br />groves, the Orchid township, portions of John's <br />Island and various individually owned parcels. <br />Therefore, we are of the opinion that the methodology by which <br />the Department of Interior determined "flood -prone" and "undeveloped <br />coastal barber" regions is not uniform .... is not accurate in reflect- <br />ing the development of these areas .... and is net cc-nolete in differ- <br />entiating areas which are currently prone to fla,d from those which <br />have not experienced flooding for over seventy-five years. <br />MAR 71982 . -� �,� not r_ <br />REACTOR "`' <br />is a registered mark wh�c� idenUl�es a protess�ona in real <br />est3le wt,J s.roscnbes to a strict. coCn of Etn,cs• as a n,emper of t' c <br />