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Commissioner Scurlock asked if Dr. Swain is correct that <br />about 20% of the node is in the environmentally sensitive area, <br />and Planner Challacombe stated it is about 500. The entire <br />wetlands encompassing this node is about 30 acres. <br />Commissioner Bird noted that the area shown looks like an <br />old grove, and Planner Challacombe confirmed that a lot of it is <br />an old grove. <br />Dr. Swain stated that the land was actually ditched and <br />there have been various comments as to whether it was grove or <br />ditched for beans. She continued that at the minute it is <br />tidally flushed and functioning as a marsh, and she'has that from <br />a report both from Florida Fish S Game and from the U.S. Fish & <br />Wildlife Service. She believed that the Board has a statement <br />from Brian Barnett of the Fish g Wildlife Commission to this <br />effect. His report is as follows: <br />FLORIDA GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH COMMISSION <br />THOMAS L. HIRES, SR. WILLIAM G. BOSTICK. JR. C. TOM RAINEY, D.V.M. J.H. BAROCO MRS. GILBERT W. HUMPHREY <br />Chairman, Lake Wales Vice -Chairman, Winter Haven Miami Pensacola Miccosukee <br />t,acsH � <br />b 9r <br />ROBERT M. BRANTLY, Executive Director a t C <br />F.G. BANKS, Assistant Executive Director R = <br />i <br />D <br />A <br />CO. Miss' <br />P. 0. Box 1840 <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32961 <br />September 26, 1985 <br />Mr. Robert Keating <br />u Director, Department <br />of Planning and Development <br />Indian River County <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />Re: Grand Harbor, Indian River <br />County <br />Dear Mr. Keating: <br />As requested, we are hereby providing the Indian River County <br />Planning and Development Department with our comments regarding <br />development of the Grand Harbor Tract. The enclosed letter to the <br />Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council states our recommendations for <br />project design (7 August 1985, enclosed). <br />We offer the specific guidelines on pages 5 and 6 as a starting <br />point for development of a comprehensive wetland management plan. <br />According to the Regional Planning Council guidelines, such a plan must <br />59 <br />OCT - 3 1985 BooK 62 FA,E 508 <br />