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L <br />800 f PAGE OC i <br />be tough. Commissioner Bird felt one thing the DCA is hung up on <br />is this 1 unit to 5 acres in the AG. They think that is <br />encouraging residential and discouraging AG, but the fact is that <br />1 unit per 5 acres does not cause a great proliferation of <br />residential. There are very, very few units being built in this <br />county on 5 acre tracts, and, in fact, he believed our Comp Plan <br />most probably presents one of the lowest overall densities of any <br />coastal county in Florida on either the east or west coast. <br />Commissioner Scurlock noted that the DCA actually recommends <br />increasing densities east of 1-95. In other words, they want to <br />pack the density, and then in the long range, the pressure is for <br />more developable land and you just end up with the total acreage <br />at a higher density. <br />Commissioner Wheeler agreed, and stated that he totally <br />supports Commissioner Bird and Commissioner Scurlock and felt we <br />should do whatever we can to send a team to Tallahassee. <br />Chairman Eggert informed the Board that she is trying to set <br />up with Administrator Chandler and Director Keating the date of <br />April 30th to go to a compliance meeting to find out exactly <br />where the DCA is coming from. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if we can also authorize the <br />Chairman to send a letter to some of the affected parties. <br />Chairman Eggert advised that she already has contacted some <br />by telephone, but she will be happy to send letters also because <br />she does think it is important that we get total community <br />support. She noted that there is to be a review of the upland <br />issue in the TCRPC. They are trying to work out something with <br />the AG situation, and while they may or may not change, it is <br />possible we may find it easier to come into compliance. She <br />further informed the Board that she brought up the question of <br />whether the DCA remembered that St. John's is sitting out there <br />west of 1-95 acting as a great wall. <br />Director Keating advised that it very hard to get from the <br />DCA the specific criteria they used in reviewing our Plan. He <br />38 <br />s r � <br />