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SEP 3 ® 1956 BOOK 65 FnUU 91 7 and he believed Mr. Schroeder does have access at Gibson. He 4 continued that it was their understanding that Gibson at some point in time would be extended down to 9th Street, and he also felt it was a requirement of the Saint Sebastian PUD that they take the crossing at 9th Street across to U.S.1 for their secondary access. Mr. Davis argued that their request is a reasonable one - the county is retaining all this for a drainage and utility easement, and he also did not agree that $40,000 an acre is necessarily a fair market value. Chairman Scurlock asked Mr. Mensing if he knew how the county did acquire this property, and Mr. Mensing advised that it appears in the replat of the A.A.Berry Subdivision in 1913 but whether it was a request of the St. Lucie County Commission at that time or whether it was purchased, he had no idea. It was done at the same time as all of the streets in the original townsite of Roseland. Commissioner Bird believed our policy has been that if it is proven beyond a reasonable doubt that we have no need for the property, we deed it back, but he believed in this case there is a question and we must be very conservative. He would like to be cooperative with Mr. Crippen and possibly allow him the use of the right-of-way in some reasonable fashion, but as far as deeding it to him outright, he believed the property undoubtedly has some value to the Crippens and to the county as well. ON MOTION by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by Com- missioner Bowman, the Board unanimously (4-0) closed the public hearing. Director Keating commented that the Zoning Code says if property abuts a railroad, there is no setback requirement. With the R/W there is a 20' setback. That would not affect establishment of an easement. Staff also assumed that a lot of people who want 82