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Vera Steiner, Vero Beach Highlands resident, approached <br />the Board, and expressed great distress for having a big <br />ugly <br />pole <br />in her <br />yard. <br />Over the years, <br />she had put a lot of <br />hard <br />work <br />in her <br />yard <br />and now felt the <br />poles decreased the <br />value of homes in the area. <br />Lengthy discussion ensued regarding the rights under <br />the existing franchise with FP&L. <br />The Attorney noted that it would be very difficult to <br />build a case against FP&L as they have obtained the <br />necessary permits, and their installation does not interfere <br />with ingress and egress. <br />Mr. Davis stated their staff did the field inspection <br />and explained that the County does have the prerogative of <br />denying the permit. After studying the franchise with FP&L, <br />they saw no reason to deny issuance of the permits, he <br />added. Mr. Davis pointed out that they do not contact all <br />of the property owners affected by right-of-way permits; it <br />would be a monumental task. <br />The Attorney felt there could be some procedure of <br />notifying property owners in the future. <br />Commissioner Lyons agreed that the surprise to the <br />property owners was the big thing involved in this <br />situation. <br />An interested citizen, from Vero Beach Highlands, <br />approached the Board and expressed concern about the rights <br />of the property owners in issuing the permit, not just the <br />rights,of FP&Z. He thought that the permit might have been <br />issued illegally as nothing was ever said to the property <br />owners in the Highlands. <br />Commissioner Fletcher stated he thought the Bosard <br />learned something from all of this; it was one of the prices <br />we pay for growth. <br />MAR 171982 m NO 49 FADE <br />72 - <br />J <br />