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I could go on to list additional examples of misleading and <br />incorrect information which Mr. Zorc has spread throughout the <br />community regarding the Hospital and the operation of its <br />Building and Long -Range Planning Committee; however, that would <br />make this letter unduly long and serve no useful purpose. The <br />two examples provided adequately demonstrate the extent to which <br />Mr. Zorc has gone to arouse the emotions of the community and <br />obscure the issues involved. With this -•diet of misinformation, <br />no voter or ballot signer could make a reasoned decision. <br />Public input on the issue of the future of the Hospital <br />should come at a time when both the public and the Hospital have <br />had the opportunity to acquire sufficient facts and information <br />on the subject. I believe that it would be a serious mistake to <br />hold premature public hearings or a referendum which could only <br />serve to polarize public opinion based on emotion. The whole <br />issue of the future of the Hospital is now clouded by a host of <br />charges and counter charges which largely deal with personalities <br />and bear no relation to the real issues at hand. A more respon- <br />sible approach would be to wait to hold public hearings -.until all <br />the facts are at hand and the alternatives can be rationally <br />debated in the public forum. This -is exactly what the Board of <br />Trustees of the Hospital intends to do. <br />The process that the Hospital is now going through with its <br />long-range plan is similar to the process which the County is <br />about to conclude successfully with its comprehensive plan. <br />Matters of consequence require careful study and deliberation and <br />should not be rushed when it serves no useful purpose. <br />I believe that the Board of Trustees of the Hospital is <br />acting responsibly in this matter and hope you agree. I would <br />encourage you to reject ACT's request for public hearings in <br />August and a referendum in November. <br />Thank you for your consideration in this regard; and of <br />course, should you have any questions,^please advise. <br />M <br />cc Mr. A. Grover Fletcher <br />Mr. Patrick B. Lyons <br />Mr. William C. Wodtke, Jr. <br />Mr. Dick Bird <br />Miss Fran 0. Ross <br />Mr. Paul X. Parent <br />Dr. Broadus Sowell <br />Mr. Bernard Harris <br />Dr. Hugh K. McCrystal <br />Mr. J. Dale -Sorensen <br />Mr. John T. Hoyt <br />Sin y, <br />-leg <br />obert F. Ballard, Chairman <br />Indian River Memorial Hospital <br />Board of Trustees <br />Y <br />73-E Igor. mta � 1 <br />