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IMPROVEMENTS AT FAIRGROUNDS BY FIREFIGHTERS <br />Commissioner Bird reviewed the following memo from the Vero <br />Beach Firefighters Association: <br />Vero Beach Firefighters Association <br />I .'r <br />Local ° 01 • P.O. Box 1974 • Vero Beach, Florida 32961-1974 <br />CLC <br />April 1, 1986 <br />Commissioner Dick Bird ti APR ly8b co <br />Indian River Count Administration Building <br />� <br />1840 25th Street Y 9 M ftl?DoUE® <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 c'cOAlMISCONNly <br />Dear Commissioner Bird: r���2isin, ►n G���. <br />Now that the county has prepared the fairground (clearing, <br />hauling fill, grading and seeding, etc.) for recreation use, we <br />would like for you and the other Commissioners to know the <br />contributions made by the Firefighters Association. <br />Besides operating expenses for the fair, which estimates <br />approximately $60,000 to $70,000 per event, plus countless <br />volunteer hours in operation and preparation by the men of the <br />Firefighters Association, the following capital improvements were <br />made by us: <br />1.) Electrical: <br />poles, circuit panels, wiring, meter boxes, <br />outlets, etc ........................$10,000 <br />2.) Water Supply: <br />wells, pumps, pipes, fittings, hose bibs, <br />slabs, etc..... ....... o ...... o.-oo..$14,000 <br />3.) Fencing <br />gates, corner posts, line posts, <br />netting, etc ...................:....$12,000 <br />4.) Office Building: <br />flag poles, skirting, <br />landscaping .........................$ 7,000 <br />5.) Sewer: <br />Not including a contribution of $1,500 <br />from Deggeller ......................$ 3,000 <br />TOTAL $46,000 <br />Also we are contemplating to install a concrete slab with <br />necessary electrical outlets for a future permanent exhibit <br />building at the estimated cost of $35,000. <br />Sincerely yours, <br />Wilbour D. Tripp, Fair President <br />President, V. B. Firefighters Asso. <br />5 <br />APR 2 1986 sou 64 ®5 <br />