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MAY 8 1990 BOOK 80 PAGE e37 <br />Planner DeBlois had an overlay which compared our proposed <br />modifications to the State's plan. He explained that portion of <br />the lagoon near the St. Sebastian River would be narrowed <br />somewhat and what they would do basically would be extend a 600' <br />buffer and continue that up to the mouth of the river. This <br />would free up the island areas which presently are used mainly <br />for skiers. Also, a 20 mph travel access corridor is proposed <br />between the U.S.I. bridge and the railroad tracks, which would <br />allow for quicker access time for that stretch of the St. <br />Sebastian River, the remainder of that river being slow speed. <br />Commissioner Bird felt the easiest way to address this is to <br />work down the county from the north part of the river to the <br />south in segments. He clarified that as regards this particular <br />northern -most segment, the thought was to maintain a 600' <br />shoreline buffer all along the west shore of the Indian River but <br />to open up the area around the islands, which is a very popular <br />area for skiers, and also to open up a 20 mph corridor in the <br />center of the St. Sebastian River between the U.S.I. bridge and <br />the railroad trestle where the river is fairly wide. He believed <br />this is consistent with the Sebastian Inlet Taxing District's <br />plan for this area, and they have spent a lot of time studying <br />the area. <br />Commissioner Scurlock asked if this is acceptable to the <br />DNR, and Commissioner Bird advised we do not know; he believed <br />that the Sebastian area and then the area to the south around The <br />Moorings have the most manatees, and again stressed that he would <br />like us to address the northern areas first and then move on to <br />the south, section by section. <br />Pat Rose, Administrator for the Marine Mammal Program for <br />the DNR, came before the Board. He thanked the Board for the <br />opportunity to comment and agreed that he would be glad to go <br />through this from north to south as suggested by Commissioner <br />Bird. Mr. Rose felt there are some complicated factors on the <br />Sebastian River in that the County boundary line runs right down <br />34 <br />s <br />