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River Run condos north to just south of the municipal ramp in <br />Sebastian. That area is deep water; it is protected from the <br />islands and protected from boat traffic; and the manatee <br />sightings in that area, from what he has heard, are very few and <br />far between. Mr. McIntyre felt the edges of the river are fine <br />and well protected for the manatee because they are too shallow <br />for boats, and he believed it really doesn't matter how wide the <br />buffer zone is that we are talking about because as soon as you <br />get out of the channel, it is the most shallow point there is. <br />Mr. McIntyre especially wanted the Board to realize that the DNR <br />is proposing to take away 50% of the ski- area up in the Sebastian <br />area, and a lot of the people from Vero come up there just to get <br />away from the congestion further down the river. <br />Charles Sembler, 969 Fulton Way, spoke in support of the <br />County's plan. He believed what we are dealing with here is <br />typical Tallahassee politics. They are trying to shove their <br />plan down our throats, and they are trying to take a little bit <br />more day by day. Mr. Sembler did not think that anybody wants to <br />kill a manatee. He personally doesn't, and he has 100 boats at <br />his dock that don't want to kill a manatee. He doesn't think a <br />very aggressive plan.of this nature, which just about whitewashes <br />the entire River, is the way to approach this - there are <br />people's livelihoods concerned, and he did not think we have to <br />accept what the state mandates. He believed the County's plan <br />is a very responsible one that would be good on an interim basis, <br />and could even be reviewed in a year and some emergency action <br />taken if a problem continues to exist. He stressed that if we <br />don't get the commercial fishing exemptions, 80% of his fishermen <br />will be out of business, and he pointed out that represents 1/7 <br />of every dollar of the local economy. Mr. Sembler advised that <br />Mr. Rose has been very helpful on some issues, but nobody can <br />agree on everything. He asked that the Commission work together <br />with them so they can try to build respect for the law instead of <br />the contempt which is taking place today. <br />BOOKS <br />41 <br />"AY 8 iQ <br />