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r- ,' EOOK 79 PAGE 40, Greg Katinhead felt the reasons for moving the water ski areas is not to save the manatees or provide boater safety, but to save the rich folks who are building along'Jungle Trail because of the development and the marinas along there. He urged the Board to continue to allow water skiing in the Narrows. Peter Meyer, senior project engineer for Outboard Marine Corporation, read aloud the following letter dated 2/5/90: OUTBOARD MARINE CORPOF Mr. Roland DeBlois Environment Planning Indian River County 1840 25th Street Vero Beach, FL 32960 Dear Mr, DeBlois ADD'L. MAT'L. ITEM 8B-3 Post -It -brand fax transmittal memo 76711 # of Pe90e *_J.5 om nom 7-M c Ch o t a r 'Ln4i,n kicit? r Co 5 l0`7 - MARINE ENGINEERING - o2p 0 U Ralph Evinrude Test Center 250 N. Flegler Avenue Stuart. Florida 34994 Phone 4071692.1666 February 5, 1990 We understand Indian River County will be reviewing a Manatee Protection/ Boating Safety Plan in accordance with a resolution passed by the State of Florida Governor and Cabinet on October 24, 1989. Outboard Marine Corporation uses a section of the Intracoastal Waterway Channel in Indian River County for tests where maximum speeds of 50 MPH may be reached. These tests are a very important part of our outboard and stern drive engineering development program. The manatees, grass beds, and the environment in general, need protection and we wish to cooperate in these important efforts. As a matter of interest, we are one of the charter members of the "Save the Manatee" Association and currently sit on the Executive Committee. The test programs we need to continue in Indian River County should pose little threat to'manateesr the environment, or shoreline that may be subject to erosion for the following reasons: 1. The test boats draw very little water. On plane at speed, draft would be approximately 2 feet. The boats produce very little wake so water turbidity and wake damage is not a problem. 43