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APR 24 1985 soar 60 pffiE6g5� Chairman Lyons felt that this is a well orchestrated move to miss the point; the point being that it is not so much the litter, but wasting of millions of dollars of energy by not taking back bottles and cans for recovery. Commissioner Bowman disagreed with Mr. Ward's figures on the percentage of bottles and cans along the roadside. Chairman Scurlock stated he intended to vote for the "Bottle Bill" when we get to that point, but he felt that a study will at least provide some additional information. Commissioner Wodtke was of the opinion that this was more of a state issue than a local issue and that it might be futile for Indian River County to have a bottle bill if neighboring counties did not adopt such a bill also. Commissioner Bowman pointed out that this is not a resolution to support a local ban; it is in support of a state-wide bottle ban. Marc Lefebvre, executive secretary of the Florida Soft Drink Association, also urged the Board to amend the proposed resolution to endorse a litter study and asked for time to report on what has happened in other states. Commissioner Scurlock pointed out that there is a Motion on the floor asking for a litter study. Commissioners Wodtke and Bird felt that since Mr. Lefebvre has come such a long way this morning, they would like to hear him speak. Mr. Lefebvre reported that forced deposits adopted in other states have resulted in everything from higher beverage costs to the elimination of jobs and reduced state tax revenues. He stated that the beverage industry supports voluntary recycling and expects to have 150 recycling centers open in the state by the end of the year. He urged the Board to support the recycling alternative proposed by the Beverage Industry Recycling Program (BIRP) and advised that he would leave some literature for the Board to review at their convenience. Mr. Lefebvre asked to have the following letter from the Governor of Kentucky made a part of the record: 31