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e FEB 12 1986 BOOK p c -r 592 Chairman Scurlock had no problem with acting as sponsor for Projects #3 through #9, but he did have a problem with lowering the level of our Contingency Account to about $150,000 when we have many things coming up:to deal with, i.e., the coming insurance package, and September is quite far away. Commissioner Lyons asked if there are any projects we might want to substitute, and Commissioner Bowman inquired about getting a grant from F.I.N.D. Commissioner Wodtke felt if Projects #1 and #2 are the real priorities, we should just emphasize them on the grant. Mr. Montgomery agreed the state could fund nine projects, but in reality they very probably will fund only one project, if any are funded. Obviously a lot of entities will be submitting proposals to Coastal Zone Management. Mr. Montgomery felt they had been given a pretty good idea of what the state will be funding, and he believed fresh water input, point source input and sea grasses, will have the best chance. He emphasized that they purposely picked two projects they felt could be accom- plished at an actual dollar value which they did not consider excessive at a county level. As a citizen and a scientist, Mr. Montgomery felt the counties eventually will have to start looking at some of these problems themselves, and that is why they requested that Projects #1 and #2 be funded at the county level and the county just give an indication they are willing to act as agent for #3 through #9. Mr. Montgomery pointed out that they cannot do any of these projects unless the local governing bodies back them up. Chairman Scurlock believed that we can study this to death, but he felt the answer simply is that we just keep putting things into -the river that should not be there. Discussion continued re assigning priorities and the necessity for the study, and Dr. Virnstein was asked if he would concentrate on the sewer plant as the principal offender or on better drainage. 24