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M M Chairman Scurlock recalled that back in 1980 when the Board approved this, the thought was this was an adjacent piece of property that really had not cost Indian River County anything_,_V—_ and it would allow the cemetery to expand on that 18 or 19 acres, and would serve the public interest. Now, he felt that there is a potential of the County having to go out and spend $200,000 in order to secure this 19 acres for this purpose. Chairman Scurlock emphasized that he was not interested in going out and spending $250,000 to obtain another piece of property. He asked if there was a maintenance agreement that people enter into to be buried up there. Assistant County Attorney Bruce Barkett advised that there is no file on this matter. Glen A. Strunk, 3895 Indian River Drive, explained that way back when an indigent died at the train station, he was buried in the cemetery at no cost, and no one has paid since then. He believed that the people of Winter Beach who have friends and relatives buried there have donated money for this care, and stressed that through the years this cemetery has saved a sub- stantial amount of money for the county by burying indigents at no cost, and now the cemetery is running out of space to bury local people. Attorney Vitunac felt that if.the County wants to help the cemetery, then perhaps we could purchase some land nearby that is not covered by a federal reverter and is not part of our park system. Chairman Scurlock asked if the property off of Oslo Road that we are considering acquiring would comply with the federal government requirements, and Attorney Barkett felt an analysis would have to be done to determine whether it has equal monetary and recreational value. In addition, it would have to be similarly situated in the county so that an equal number of people have access to it and has topography that is compatible with recreational uses. 95 JAN13 1987 L'�UP i9 Ars y