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MAY <br />8 <br />i85 <br />BOOK <br />6 FnF 847 <br />Park and <br />is approximately 20 acres while Round Island <br />is 61 <br />acres. He recalled that back when there was no prohibition <br />against dredging, the County Commission and the Mosquito Control <br />worked out an arrangement to fill those two mangrove islands and <br />ran a channel all the way to the Intercoastal. Pictures taken at <br />that time clearly show that the interiors of both of the islands <br />are elevated and filled. He believed there was never any intent <br />by the County to have vehicular access but only walkover bridges <br />for pedestrians along with access by boat. <br />Commissioner Wodtke was concerned about access for <br />maintenance and emergency vehicles, and Administrator Wright <br />stated that we are talking about an 8 -foot wide bridge with a <br />pole in the middle of it that could be removed for emergency or <br />maintenance vehicles. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Bowman, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously authorized <br />staff to proceed with the permitting process as <br />recommended by the County Attorney. <br />ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT <br />Attorney Brandenburg advised that the Water District is <br />meeting over at the. City Hall today and he has prepared the <br />following comments to be presented to them re our position on the <br />status of the St. Johns River basin. <br />52 <br />r <br />-I <br />