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PP - FEE BooK.79 Par,E 50 Mr. DeBlois asked for clarification on the Moorings area, because the County's grass bed maps indicate that there is a substantial area beyond the Moorings that the Board may want to consider. Chairman Eggert asked Mr. DeBlois to point out the manatee areas in that location, and Commissioner Bird noted that it looks like it is mostly around the Anchors and the primary part of the Moorings. He knew that the manatees liked to get up in those canals and around the docks. Chairman Eggert understood that with Commissioner Bird's Motion, we will be eliminating our waterskiing areas on the map, and Commissioner Scurlock felt that allows us the flexibility in the future to designate additional slow speed areas if we identify congregations of manatees. Mr. DeBlois asked if there is any reference or consideration to the State's option of a 300 -ft. wide buffer along the shoreline, which for the most part, tracks the grass bed areas in the county. The reason he is asking is because the State has already reviewed our conceptual plan. Chairman Eggert understood that the State wants a 300 -ft. wide shoreline buffer at slow speed, but wondered if that meant everywhere. Commissioner Bowman understood that it would be just along the spoil islands and the shore, but. Commissioner Bird didn't know that it limits it to spoil islands. He couldn't agree with a 300 -ft. buffer all the way from the north county line to the south county line, because the river is barely 300 -ft. wide in some of those narrow areas. Commissioner Bowman didn't feel that is what the State is saying, and Commissioner Bird didn't understand the 300 feet in that case. Commissioner Scurlock emphasized that we did our job and we did what we thought was best. The State can react to that, and 53