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r APR 21 986 Boa -64 PAGE 06 Commissioner Bird congratulated the Firefighters for their efforts and noted that the Fairgrounds is developing into an entity we can be proud of. He then introduced Lieut. Bill Tripp," President of the Vero Beach Firefighters Association. Lieut. Tripp presented the county with a check for $3,000 as the Firefighters contribution towards the sewer system which was installed last year and expressed their gratitude to the County. He then discussed the operating expenses associated with running the fair and noted that they were way off base because of the high cost of insurance which went up about 6000. Commissioner Wodtke asked if there is any way the county can assist with engineering a plan to improve the parking and traffic situation as this grows. Lieut. Tripp advised that they have worked with the county on this from the beginning. This year, in comparison to years before, the traffic and the crews worked a lot better, but he did believe that some expansion will be required within the next three years. Commissioner Bird felt that possibly the paving of Hobart Road to_Kings Highway and three laning Kings highway at the entrance to the Fairgrounds might help this situation, and Lieut. Tripp stated that anything the county can do to alleviate this problem will be greatly appreciated. Administrator Wright noted that the $3,000 contribution reimburses the Park Fund capital improvement account for their loan to the Fairgrounds. Chairman Scurlock asked if the utility division is getting paid for their services, and Intergovernmental Relations Director Thomas informed the Board that between the contributions from Daeggler Amusements and the Firefighters and the money taken in over the last thirty days from other events, the Fairgrounds will have sufficient to repay the Utility Department. 6 M