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Chairman Lyons had some reservations and concerns. He noted that we are looking at a very large amount of improvement in our beachfront property up there. This has to be paid for some place, possibly with the help of visitors from out of state, and he felt possibly it isn't wrong in today's situation to have to pay to use the Sebastian Inlet Park. Commissioner Bowman believed the Chairman is talking about two different things. Mr. Forte is saying there must be free access to the inlet and the law says there will never be any admission charge to the jetties or the inlet itself; the park is a separate issue. Chairman Lyons believed laws can be rewritten, but Board members felt this was set up with deed restrictions, etc., and could not be changed. Chairman Lyons noted that when the Inlet was created it involved a relatively small number of local citizens, not some million visitors. Mr. Forte felt possibly it should be given back - the north side to Brevard County and the south side to Indian River County. He noted that any money taken in goes to the state in any event. Discussion continued re the best vehicle to manage the Inlet, and Commissioner Bird felt to keep local control, there will have to be some sort of taxing district, which is what is there now. Commissioner Wodtke believed the District was created to maintain and dredge the inlet strictly for navigational purposes; and had nothing to do with recreational facilities or take into consideration the effect on the shoreline. Commissioner Bird felt the whole concept has changed, and we are now interested in navigation, recreation and beach renourish- ment. He asked whether we are talking about maintaining the navigational aspect or about recreation as he did not have any problems with the recently developed park which he felt is a very nice facility. 55 SEP 4 1985 BOOK 61 P".-jr-9'138