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MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Scurlock, to approve Budget Amendment <br />#064 to transfer funds as described above and authorize <br />staff to expend those funds for testing and hydrography <br />if necessary. <br />Commissioner Bowman commented that she has been following <br />this quite closely and has been in contact with the DNR. She <br />felt this probably qualifies as maintenance dredging and advised <br />that within the last week we have obtained a signed affidavit <br />from the son of the man who actually dredged the canal origi- <br />nally. It was necessary to have this information in order to <br />have it qualify, and we also have been able to locate some very <br />old aerials. All this information has been sent to Orlando; so, <br />she was hopeful that it will not be necessary to spend this <br />$6,800. <br />Bill Nelson, Rockridge resident, confirmed that after doing <br />a lot of work, they were finally able to track down the person <br />who dredged the canal, and State Representative Dale Patchett had <br />said all we actually needed was an aerial view; so, he also <br />believed this should be the answer we need. Mr. Nelson continued <br />that when this first came up, Director Davis felt we needed to remove <br />something like 9,000 yards of fill (or about $50,000); however, <br />it turns out that considerably less is needed, and if we can get <br />FIND into this, Mr. Nelson felt it would only cost about $10,000. <br />Now, it should be possible to get the permit and then move ahead <br />to get a dredging estimate. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. <br />It was voted on and carried unanimously. <br />15 BOOK 76 PAGE 499 <br />APR 41989 <br />