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Mrs. Stanbridge emphasized the Committee's concern that the Town could close the road for various reasons and felt the County should assure the people that the road will not be closed. She reported that she had visited the site with Indian River Shores Councilman George Bunnell, who was very upset with all the clearing out there, but said the Town was not responsible for that. He did feel strongly that it was Old Winter Beach Road and should remain as such. Chairman Scurlock believed we should establish the road as ours and have as much control as possible so if there should ever be an attempt to relocate the road or abandon it, we don't end up with a worthless strip. Attorney Brandenburg assured the Board that the County does own the road right-of-way; we did, however, give away the maintenance and supervision of the right-of-way to Indian River Shores by Resolution many years ago and they accepted it. While it is true that the people with control and supervision can close the road, they do not have the right to abandon it or give it away. One possibility would be for the County to take back the road and control and maintenance. The City had requested that this be taken off the agenda while they talked with a local developer, and Attorney Brandenburg did not know what the status of this is now. J. C. Dorsky, Indian River Shores City Manager, informed the Board that Indian River Shores never had any designs or intention of closing the Winter Beach Road from A -1-A to Jungle Trail. What he felt seems to be the major concern is the tail end of Winter Beach Road, which runs from the paved section down to the water where there was a gatehouse for the old bridge. That, of course, is unpaved at the present time. The Town was asked if they would allow it to be paved by representatives of Lost Tree Village, and they indicated that when a site plan came in that called for JUL 11 1984 74 BOOK 57 PnF- 682