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Commissioner Bowman was concerned about having a convenience store within the park, and suggested that it be located out on AIA instead to make it more accessible to the public. Commissioner Scurlock had a real big question of just how commercial he wanted to see that barrier island. He realized that this is the first time the Board has discussed the concept for this park, but he personally didn't want to see another Panama City. He didn't want to have any of that junk that he sees up along the Crescent Beach area, such as stands selling kites and flying saucers, and boogey board rental stands. He envisioned this park to be a passive, low-key, family-oriented type facility, because we are talking about nestling a park in with some highly assessed property, where the County has insisted on low density, low rise, quality development, and if we end up with a Coney Island setting right in the middle of it, we will have complaints from those residents like we have had at the Wabasso Beach Park. Mr. Smith agreed, and noted that they too envisioned it to be a lot more like what Disney has done in Ft. Wilderness. Quality has got to be the name of the game, because you don't want a lot of junk in there. However, there will be a fairly significant amount of population there at buildout, and we need to provide for the needs of the users, such as a place where they can purchase ice, sunglasses, sunning lotion, etc. It would be a very low key operation, but still designed for the needs of the users. Commissioner Bird suggested that the convenience store be referred to as a concession stand, since it would be just a place to purchase snacks, soft drinks, sunglasses, sunning lotion, etc., as opposed to a campground provisions store. Commissioner Eggert realized that there are certain franchises we would be pressured to have, but she too was concerned about the motel rentals and the RV campground. 37 ief. 78 NOV 21ISM 437