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Administrator Chandler assured Judge Vocelle that written notice will be given in the future, and Commissioner Wheeler commented that he felt there has been some confusion that this is the actual design. This is just the conceptual plan of how this complex will fit into the downtown area. Chairman Eggert apologized to Judge Vocelle for the lack of communication in this particular matter, and assured him it would not happen again. Robert Nall, president of the Indian River County Bar Association, felt that Concept "A" probably would be the choice of the Bar Association because everything would be in one building and the less they would have to use the present building, the better off they would be. They would like to have a representative on some kind of an liaison committee, but agree that their input should be channelled through one individual, such as the County Administrator, rather than -talking to the archi.tect directly. Millie Bunnell noted that she had not seen these plans until this morning, but had heard about plans to save only the facade of the original building. The Society would like to save the entire original structure, because later on people might say that it was too bad they didn't save that old 1935 building. She would like to think that our government protects our heritage and is not its enemy. State Attorney Bruce Colton felt Plan "A" seems to be the best. He didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings here, but there is such a thing as a sick building. The problems of dampness and improper air circulation in the present Courthouse. -are definite health hazards. He understood that one of the concepts calls for putting the State Attorney's Office in the old building, but he would fight that move every step of the way. Attorney Colton also wished to have some input into the design of the building, since he has seen mistakes made in other counties when they built new facilities. Some of those mistakes with the new Martin JAN 11 '990 22 Boos L_