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parcels of property. Attorney Barkett advised that Sea Oaks, in <br />particular, has an approved site plan; they are in the process of <br />getting a Coastal Construction Control Line permit, and this rule <br />could cause them to be denied. He felt this whole issue should <br />be readdressed. <br />Vero Beach/Indian River County Board of Realtors - Nancy <br />Offutt deferred to Herndon Williams. Mr. Herndon stated that the <br />Board of Realtors are strong advocates of growth management and <br />of conserving a natural environment, but they must object to what <br />they consider a "taking," and he was surprised at the County's <br />legal view that it would not be considered a taking. They <br />oppose that provision in the Plan. Mr. Williams then referred to <br />the provision that "Agricultural operations proposed for lands <br />currently consisting of native upland plant communities may, as <br />an alternative to 25% preservation ... (1) pay an impact fee....." <br />He found it difficult to understand why the land owner would have <br />to bear the entire burden when this is for the benefit of the <br />entire community. If it is essential to the community, then the <br />property owner should be reimbursed for the cost of the land. <br />The Chairman asked if anyone further wished to comment on <br />the 25% upland retention requirement. <br />Pat Corrigan came before the Board representing his family's <br />properties and the Indian River Cattlemen's Association. He <br />appreciated what has been said, but wished to give the Board some <br />"country boy" perspective. Mr. Corrigan noted that land owners <br />in the county have suffered the loss of property rights in recent <br />years at an astonishing degree. Those in AG have suffered <br />disproportionately because their business depends on larger <br />quantities of land than other industries, and the situation is <br />magnified as it pertains to the cattle industry. He contended <br />that their property values are being destroyed by the recent <br />Growth Management legislation. <br />Mr. Corrigan stressed that his family was protecting the <br />environment long before most of these self-proclaimed environ - <br />43 <br />BOO <br />� ' 19�1 K d . au, <br />