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NOV 71984 BOOK ON MOTION by Commissioner Wodtke, SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously (4-0) approved the request of the Purdues to be allowed electrical hookup of their trailer at Blue Cypress Lake. REQUEST TO DISCUSS BEACH RESTORATION PROJECTS - ZORC 5 r t'r�uF / 92 Frank Zorc came before the Board speaking as the Director of ACT (Aware and Concerned Taxpayers, Inc.) He informed the Board that because of recent communications from the Department of the Army in Washington, D.C., one dated October 11th, and a more recent letter from their Jacksonville office dated October 31st, which indicate that the Corps will not do any more engineering or planning on the project until they receive a firm commitment from the County to pay a share, he felt the Commission might want to consider some discussion on the straw ballot, especially since it seems the cost estimate has become higher. He therefore asked that the Board provide him and the public with their viewpoint on these letters. Chairman Scurlock felt Mr. Zorc's request was initiated by an item on the City Council agenda. It seems there are some new proposals relating not only to the funding formulas, but also to the percentages involved. City Councilman Gary Parris has suggested a joint workshop, and Chairman Scurlock hoped the City would formalize something in writing so there would be something concrete to work with at such a workshop session. He noted that the County Commission always has been willing to discuss this matter, and he felt such a workshop would be the appropriate time to address all the issues, i.e., if we still want the straw ballot and if so when; whether or not the $50,000 would provide any significant new information, etc. The Chairman further noted that if the City became the sponsor and no funds were collected from the unincorporated area, his personal position would be that there would be no need for a ballot from the unincorporated area, 46 � � r