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Chairman Scurlock did not feel that we are attempting to set any precedent in terms of what is owned or what is not owned by the Polo Club or the federal government. That is not what we are involved in; that issue is something separate and apart. Mr. Dean understood then that the line is flexible and 254 acres may not be the number, and Chairman Scurlock explained that it is not an exact, which is why it is shown as 254+. Commissioner Bowman asked what effect this rezoning would have on that, and Attorney Vitunac advised that there is no way that our action today can give a developer a right to develop park land. This rezoning would have no effect on federal land. Nancy Wood advised that her husband, who is a science department head at Indian River Middle School 7 and a soil scientist, was very concerned about the soil where the horses are to be stabled. She asked if anyone from the Soil Department has checked the soils out there to see if they could withstand the impact of 300 horses. Attorney Vitunac stated that all issues concerning the use of this land are not proper until at the time of site plan approval or conceptual approval of the PRD. Right now we are talking about zoning densities, and Mrs. Wood stated she would raise her question during the next hearing on the PRD. Frank Wakefield, 45 Live Oak Road, asked why the Polo Club wants RS -3, which is a higher density than they apparently need and Chairman Scurlock explained that there are several options other than RS -3. We could leave it Agricultural, make it RS -1, or RS -2. Dorn Whitmore, representing Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, advised that they will be Looking at establishing a buffer zone along the perimeter of Pelican Island, and that they feel that the densities within this area need to be maintained at a lower level. They are concerned with the densities that are L_FER, 2 3 1988 BOOK 71 PAGE 41