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M M r <br />accommodate an elevator. She felt the other alternative is to <br />keep it at 35,000 sq. ft. and be a little more aggressive in <br />developing community libraries. <br />Commissioner Wheeler noted that although he felt very <br />strongly about redeveloping the downtown area with the courthouse <br />complex, he feared we might be locking ourselves into a situation <br />where we would be at their mercy in acquiring more property to go <br />with our plan. <br />Commissioner Bird agreed, and believed that studies are <br />going to indicate that we will need more courtroom space and more <br />space for other professional services that want to be located <br />near the courthouse. Further, he did not see the library having <br />that kind of attraction to revitalize the downtown area. He <br />envisioned the same type of building as the one in the beautiful <br />rendering of the facility proposed for the Sebastian Lakes site. <br />He could not see it sitting on the Grace Lutheran block in a <br />congested area where we are painted into corner and have to start <br />buying up lands or leasing property in order to provide parking <br />space. <br />Commissioner Wheeler stated that he was determined to keep <br />the courthouse downtown and personally preferred the Grace <br />Lutheran property, but after weighing the cost of the properties <br />and everything else, he would have a great deal of difficulty in <br />supporting his preference unless he could find some other reasons <br />to justify the cost of the Grace Lutheran property. <br />Commissioner Eggert recalled that she received conceptual <br />approval from the Board for land acquisition limits of $750,000- <br />$760,000 with interfund borrowing for whatever else we need until <br />we could include it as part of the courthouse complex. <br />27 <br />Boor 70 FAGE122 <br />