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FF-- <br />JUN 12 1985 BOOK 61 rnUF2634 <br />away from any residential district, and pointed out what <br />pesticides did to Lake Apopka in Orange County. <br />Reverend Wright asked if he was hearing correctly that even <br />if Gifford residents overwhelmingly oppose the designation of the <br />Gifford Road site, the Board might still vote to have it there. <br />Commissioner Scurlock felt that the entire community would <br />have to be taken into consideration when that decision is made <br />because we must designate two sites somewhere in the County and <br />there is bound to be objection to whatever location is selected. <br />Kathy Dowd, speaking in behalf of the Indian River School <br />Board, expressed the School Board's unanimous opposition to the <br />Gifford site due to its proximity to where a new school is to be <br />built. She noted that while the School Board does understand the <br />transfer station criteria, they still object to the Gifford site <br />being desi.gnated as Site #2. <br />Commissioner Bird wondered if we could submit one site and <br />then petition for having only one site since we are such a small <br />county. <br />Mr. Brooks repeated that the State requires two sites for <br />each county, no matter how large or how small the county is. <br />James Richardson, Gifford, wished to know why Gifford was <br />even considered since it is so densely populated. He pointed out <br />that the largest waste generator in that area probably would be <br />the County Road & Bridge Department which is further west on <br />Gifford Road. <br />Director Pinto repeated that the DER's criteria is that the <br />second site be an existing transfer station. <br />Chairman Lyons felt that the Commission is leaning to <br />designate only one site today and that Mr. Richardson had nothing <br />to worry about. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Bird; SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bowman, the Board unanimously closed <br />the Public Hearing. <br />48 <br />