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E7 in that area, determine if this property is appropriate for the plant, retention, etc., determine if there is a reasonable use and if the price is in the right range. Commissioner Eggert asked if use of the property for a well - field site could be considered adequate reason, and Chairman Scurlock felt Utilities would have to make that determination. Discussion ensued regarding going to the deep aquifer, and Commissioner Bird felt if we go to the deep aquifer for our wellfields, we do not necessarily need that particular piece of land. The Chairman believed if the property were to be used for the retention area, it might be more compatible to preserving the plantlife, and discussion continued at length as to doing an analysis and seeing if we can fit this into our -master plan on a cost effective basis. Commissioner Bowman.noted that we have been talking about buying riverfront property and sand ridge, and did not see why we can't.package all this in a G.O. bond and take it to the public. It was pointed out that this would require considerable time, and this property will not be available in a year. Commissioner Bowman felt as far as the sand ridge is con- cerned, it is now or never. Chairman Scurlock asked how much money we have in our fund where we collect monies for tree protection and beach accesses. OMB Director Baird advised there is about $24,000 in the Tree Ordinance fund, and the Park Development fund has about $130,000, but that is proposed to be used for development of Golden Sands Park. Administrator Balczun reported that staff has been thinking about applying the $24,000 to the purchase of the 100' of beachfront property offered us by the Lowenstein Estate, which staff has been negotiating for at the Board's direction, and will soon bring back to the Board. 49 BOCK �� F,i�E 64 3 L_ JUN 2 3 �7