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flats, the manatee sightings and kills, and became very site specific on where they felt the speed limits should be set in place. They recommend that the County ask their Ad Hoc Committee to use that same methodology in preparing their recommendation because they don't feel that a blanket slow speed regulation exempting the channel and the 5 ski areas is really the best method of arriving at a compromise between marine animals and people's use of the waterways. They would also like to recommend that Indian River County hold a nighttime public hearing on this matter before enacting any ordinance, because there is a lot of public sentiment that ought to be considered. Casey Lynn, an employee of Outboard Marine Corporation, felt that today his views are best represented by those of the marine dealers, boaters, and skiers in this county. He urged the Board to exempt the ICW and other site specific areas from speed restrictions. With regard to boater safety, he felt it all boils down to the need for better education in operating water vehicles. Commissioner Bird asked Mr. Lynn what slow speed means to him, and Mr. Lynn explained that as a field service representative he goes all the way from Stuart up to the state line to take care of OMC dealerships, and slow speed to the Brevard County Marine Patrol is a speed fast enough basically to maintain steerage on a boat, yet slow enough not to create a hazardous wake. They do mention approximately 7 mph. In Brevard County they mentioned an idle speed up to the point when the bow of the boat begins to raise, which they basically say is a speed of 7 mph. He believed an idle speed would be about 3 mph. Mr. DeBlois' understanding of idle speed is basically a speed fast enough to maintain steerage of the boat which would be quite a bit less than the 7 mph for slow speed. Richard Jones, owner of Jones Fishing Pier off of Jungle Trail, stated that he has lived there for 71 years and was a ROOK � F.'.� FEB 6 499U 46