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actually quite vague. He believed it expires in October and felt it should be spelled out with a little more certainty. It was noted that this comes under the jurisdiction of the South County Fire District and Attorney Vitunac is actually the Attorney for the District. Attorney Brandenburg stated that he would be glad to assist with this. SAVE OUR COAST PROGRAM Mr. Thomas reported meeting with various representatives of the Department of Natural Resources and investigating the properties we wish to enter under the Save Our Coast program. He stated that they actually hiked over the parcels, and the DNR people were very impressed with the hammocks, etc., on the western pieces. They had no adverse comments at all. Chairman Bird noted that this is the group who will make recommendations to the Governor and Cabinet. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - PARKS & RECREATIONAL AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Mr. Thomas reported that this has been a most unusual hurry -up arrangement; the SBA contract itself came in, and it has to be back by July 25th. It does not specify any particular project but just says what you can or can't do with the grant money. Mr. Thomas noted that he had no problem with the Commission signing such a contract since the requirements are the same as for any basic federal grant - individuals employed either directly or by the sub -grantees can only be individuals who do not presently have full time employment and are not drawing unemployment compensation. Basically, it is the same as a CETA grant - 80t labor, 20% materials. Commissioner Scurlock inquired how you encourage people to give up unemployment benefits for approximately 3-4 weeks of work to get a project completed. Mr. Thomas believed in this type of work they frequently use people on a part time basis - they do not have to be unemployed; they just cannot be fully employed. This was the same situation 67 JUL 2 0 1983 -ate 54 -Pnf 163