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ij= 11LBOOK <br />Commissioner Bowman felt a referendum on this was a little <br />premature, and Commissioner Wheeler felt that we first would need <br />an inventory of the islands to determine our priorities on which <br />ones we would like to see purchased. <br />Commissioner Bird felt the truth of the matter is that it <br />does not matter who owns the spoil islands, because the way they <br />are growing in their natural state is not the most productive <br />that they could be for nature, man or anything else. They really <br />need to be altered in some way to make them more productive than <br />just being overgrown with Australian pines and Brazilian pepper <br />trees, but that takes money and a plan. <br />Commissioner Bowman advised that the DNR recently got a <br />grant and did a survey and they will -be making recommendations. <br />Some of them will be designated for boating, some for picnicking, <br />and a few will be conservation areas. If the Mayor is talking <br />about purchasing natural islands, such as Fritz and Prang, that <br />is another story. <br />Chairman Scurlock wished to state again that he was not into <br />government by referendum, and Commissioner Bowman felt we need to <br />get some of these islands on the CARL program. <br />The Board indicted their agreement to have Chairman Eggert <br />write a letter of reply to the City of Vero Beach stating that <br />the Board of County Commission feels a referendum is premature at <br />this time. <br />REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR FM RADIO STATION WQCS TO OBTAIN FEDERAL <br />EQUIPMENT GRANT <br />The Board reviewed the following letter dated 1/18/90: <br />93 <br />