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-------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ <br /> regarding the Project and the MPP. <br /> 5:37 p.m. 16. Request to Speak from Graham Cox Regarding Oslo Boat <br /> Ramp 191 <br /> -------------------------------- ------ ----- ----- ---------------- <br /> Dr. Graham Cox, 1213 George Street, Sebastian, <br /> presented arguments against the Project. <br /> 5:48 17. Request to Speak from Dr. Leesa Souto, Executive <br /> p.m. Director, Marine Resources Council, Regarding Oslo Boat <br /> Ramp 19" <br /> - ----------------------- ------- ------- ---- ----- ---- <br /> Dr. Leesa Souto, 3275 Dixie Highway N.E., Palm Bay, <br /> Executive Director Marine Resources Council, gave <br /> testimony opposing the Project. <br /> Chairman O'Bryan invited input from the following <br /> individual who had submitted a written request to <br /> speak: <br /> 5:59 p.m. Sharon Kohler, 545 Honeysuckle Lane, presented and <br /> discussed a slide comparing Indian River Lagoon <br /> Seagrass coverage from 1943 to the present, and <br /> elaborated on her opposition to the Project. <br /> Vice Chairman Davis voiced concerns about the silt and <br /> sediment run-off from the unpaved road into the <br /> Lagoon, and the turbidity that he felt harms the <br /> seagrass. He stated that the Project will benefit the <br /> environment. <br /> Chairman O'Bryan read into the record: (1) a letter <br /> (copy on file) from Representative Ralph Poppell <br /> supporting the Project; and (2) a statement (copy on <br /> file) from the Indian River Neighborhood Association <br /> (IRNA) recommending that the Board delay its decision <br /> on the Project and try to find a solution agreeable to all <br /> parties. <br /> --------- ----------------------------------- - --- --- ---- <br /> Chairman O'Bryan invited further public input. <br /> 6:22 p.m. Susan Boyd, 8025 24th Street, asked the Board to <br /> TABLE this issue for several years. <br /> 6:25 p.m. Melanie Smith, 3295 9"' Place SW, spoke against the <br /> Project. <br /> 6:28 p.m. <br /> Tricia Alison, 402 Pineapple Square SW, urged the <br /> Board to listen to the testimony of the scientific <br /> Board of County Commission Minutes Page 12 <br /> October 7,2014 <br />