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M <br />districts or another means, but at least work in that direction <br />to see what opposition we are going to run into and see if it is <br />a feasible way to approach solving our problems. He realized it <br />is not going to solve the beach nourishment problem, but he felt <br />it certainly can help along with what the Sebastian Inlet is <br />doing. Commissioner Wheeler believed that based on talking with <br />Tom Gardner of the State that not too far in the future a <br />transfer plan is going to be a realty. However, even at that you <br />are looking at approximately 25 years for that sand to move down <br />the beach after it starts transferring across the Inlet. He <br />believed this is a beginning for an on-going maintenance program <br />that is going to help our parks, our residents, our beach and our <br />tourist industry. There is going to be a lot of positive from <br />it. Of course, the question is the costs. You can fix most <br />anything today if you are willing to pay for it, and that is why <br />he felt we need to look for some sort of a funding mechanism to <br />enact to see if we can make this work. If that doesn't work, <br />then the other alternative would be a county -wide type approach <br />which should have voter input and a referendum. First, however, <br />he would like to approach it from the angle of developing taxing <br />districts. <br />Chairman Scurlock felt that we need a coordinating effort <br />and should continue to have an open dialogue with the State <br />because they have the resources to address the problem for the <br />entire coastline, such as dredging machines that go up and down <br />the coast on a continuing basis. Of course, individual local <br />problems need another approach. He believed the decision <br />ultimately needs to be made by the community to determine how <br />much resources they want to dedicate to the problem. <br />Commissioner Bird felt that we need to have a mass education <br />effort, and perhaps we can condense the information in this <br />report to give to various committees and groups to explain the <br />problems and recommendations to the taxpayers. <br />L <br />67 <br />Boor 73 P,�UF 497 <br />