Laserfiche WebLink
OLD JAIL SITE FOR CITY/COUNTY RECREATIONAL OFFICES <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 4/4/88: <br />TO: <br />County Commissioners <br />Charles Balczun <br />Charles Vitunac <br />FROM: <br />DATE: FILE: <br />April 4, 1988 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Old Jail Site <br />Carolyn K. Eggert e" REFERENCES: <br />County Commissioner <br />During a conversation on Friday with Pat Callahan, head of the <br />Vero Beach and County recreation programs, she remarked that the <br />Recreation Department needed larger offices and a building to use <br />as a warehouse. She felt the old jail site would be a perfect <br />location for it and the old jail, a perfect warehouse. I agree <br />with her, especially if we are moving toward a County -wide <br />recreation system. <br />We talked with Mayor Ken Macht, who also felt Mrs. Callahan's <br />suggestion was an excellent one. He thought that the downtown <br />warehouse area could be used for more downtown parking if the <br />Recreation Department moved to the old jail site. I believe funds <br />are available for an office building or repairs if the other <br />buildings are not suitable. It was also thought that an <br />arrangement with the County on the old jail site for recreation <br />offices might be helpful in resolving the current library y. <br />building situation. <br />I would like to know the attitude of the Board of County <br />Commissioners toward talking with the City about moving Pat <br />Callahan and her offices to the old jail site. <br />Administrator Balczun advised that if the Board reflects on <br />this positively, we could take the City officials on a tour of <br />the site to check out the feasibility of using this for recre- <br />ational offices, and then come back at some later date to the <br />Board of County Commissioners and the Vero Beach City Council. <br />Commissioner Wheeler suggested approving this conceptually <br />today and then turn it over to staff to iron it out. <br />Commissioner Bird felt this could work out, and he would <br />like to take a tour of the old jail also. <br />Administrator Balczun recalled the last time we discussed <br />this site, which was before the Board elected not to use it as a <br />67 <br />APR 51988 <br />BOOK 71 f'AGE 497 <br />