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BOOK 9 FlgIF. x.51 <br />mentalists came to Florida. He personally has been protectiong <br />sea turtles, gopher turtles and snakes, deer, turkeys and <br />alligators for 45 years. His ranch has forests of large pines <br />that he has maintained with controlled burning, and he has <br />enhanced wildlife habitat by draining areas that were otherwise <br />unusable. His father stopped the paving of Jungle Trail 40 years <br />ago, and one year was awarded Conservationist of the Year by the <br />State of Florida. His family has been protecting the environment <br />for three generations, and now they are being punished by drastic <br />devaluation of their land. He felt strongly that the County <br />should not "take" the land, but should pay for it. <br />Mr. Corrigan contended that things are not equal statewide. <br />He believed because Indian River County was proclaimed to be <br />within the jurisdiction of the TCRPC, our Commissioners are being <br />told to do a lot of excessive regulating, including lowering <br />densities west of 1-95 to 1 unit for 40 acres. He pointed out <br />that their ranch in Brevard County is even further from <br />residential areas, and the density there is 1 upa west of 1-95, <br />and now he understands that he can use another 250 of his own <br />property if he buys that much more to give up. Mr. Corrigan felt <br />that Indian River County has had a long range Plan for many years <br />that is unrivaled in the state and that has resulted in a model <br />community. He believed our Commissioners know best what is right <br />for our county, but emphasized that when the county lowers <br />densities below 5 units per acre, it is breaking AG's back and <br />destroying their borrowing power, and this is especially true of <br />the cattle business. Mr. Corrigan wished to oppose this thing, <br />or at least slow it down, and get Indian River at least equal to <br />other counties in the state. <br />John Morrison, citrus grower in this county and real estate <br />broker in Florida since 1959, wished to introduce, as a facet not <br />yet presented today, the sociological and economic aspects of <br />crippling the orderly development of citrus in this county. He <br />44 <br />� � r <br />