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r1 SEP 10 1984 BOOK 58 PAGE 21® to "bite the bullet" now and authorize one million dollars for the complex: He pointed out that there is a great deal of office space available in the downtown area where the States Attorney and Public Defender could go. Administrator Wright agreed, but pointed out that he is talking renting rather than owning, and we are trying to look ahead and not piecemeal. P.M. Commissioner Lyons entered the meeting at 1:44 o'clock Considerable debate ensued regarding what could be done with the Courthouse if the court system was eventually moved out, the comparable size of the various courtrooms, the logistic problems involved for the Clerk in moving her deputies around to various locations, the delay that would be involved in building a new facility, etc. The Adminis- trator continued to argue that the choice is whether to patch something together now and then build in three to five years or to move ahead and build it now; he believed the money says build it now. Commissioner Bird asked the States Attorney and Public Defender if we did go ahead and build whether they would need office space out there, and Attorney Stone stated that the fact that they are right next to the courtroom is unique in Indian River County, but it certainly is a convenience. He stressed that their increasing need for additional office space will never become less and urged that the Board look far enough ahead, certainly farther than two or three years. Public Defender Schwarz stated that he would more or less echo Attorney Stone. He informed the Board that in St. Lucie County, they tried to separate their offices and locate the misdemeanor and fine intake sections in a different location, but At did not work out. Then his 2.1