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The Chairman agreed, but believed their point is that they have hired a number of professionals in the environmental area as well as others, and they are eventually going to bring us a plan showing mitigation of the wetlands and allowing them to use some of their upland property. Mr. Anzek confirmed that they have been working since fall of last year doing site analysis, data collection of tie area, some environmental studies, and would like to share this with the county. He emphasized that they in no way wish to control or design this for the county. Commissioner Eggert believed that if they want to come in and work as the other groups have, that is fine, but she did not want to give permission to any one group to work directly with the engineers and have everything focused in that particular direction. Granted this group represents major land problems, but other groups have major concerns also and each group can affect the others. Commissioner Wheeler brought up the point that a substantial part of the property in question lies in the City of Vero Beach so that anything done on the county level would have tO be 'approved through the city. Commissioner Wheeler also felt that anything this group is requesting, they already can do, and while he did not wish to give special leverage to any one group in regard to designing our road, he was definitely interested in any input they can present that would benefit the county and he certainly would like to find a compromise that would serve both of us. Chairman Scurlock noted that one approach simply would be that we don't want any development in the area, that we just want to acquire the necessary land. Their approach as owners and developers is that they want to utilize the land, and our goal may or may not be in alignment with that. Commissioner Bird asked if we can't establish some common sense guidelines. He believed we want to be cooperative with all 23 MAY 1 9 1987 SI�OK 68 F[ J4