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stick specifically with the adoption of the management plan today. Commissioner Scurlock felt the consensus of the Commission is that the realignment language at this point is to be broadened to allow realignment in a broader way with the exception that it would have to maintain the historical integrity of the Trail. He felt that if Mr. McQueen was going to present a lot of detail about realignment, that would be something that would be addressed al a future public hearing and that it would have to meet that criteria. Mr. McQueen recommended a change on page 12 in the fourth item listed under the required criteria for approval of a realignment request: "The new alignment shall be designated as fee simple to the county, and the roadway will be reestablished within this alignment;" He recommended that the dedication not be in fee simple and that it be left as right-of-way and conservation easements, because fee simple would indicate that the county owned that property and could do whatever it wanted to with that property in the future. A right-of-way easement and other conservation easements would certainly preclude the county from putting in a 4 -lane roadway should a future Commission change its position and elect to do that somewhere down the line. Attorney Vitunac advised that the Attorney's Office is happy with it being a conservation easement as opposed to fee simple, as long as it runs in favor of the county and not just the Town of Orchid. Mr. McQueen pointed out that the county -owned property at the old bridgehead is only .14 acres, and he didn't believe it is large enough for parking. The properties around that old bridgehead are owned by Johns Island Corporation. They wish to go on public record as opposing any parking and public access to the river at that point. Mr. McQueen advised that that they have presented a plan to the Town of Indian River Shores for not 46 L APR 11 1989 ROOK 76 FA„F 562