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din a 81990 BOOK 80 PAGE 47' <br />Sebastian River as a manatee refuge and felt what the county is <br />proposing is minimally acceptable for the protection of the <br />manatee. She did not favor a 20 mph channel exemption in the <br />Sebastian River and hoped that the state will stick to their <br />stand and insist on a slow speed there. She further advised that <br />her club is not in favor of an overall exemption for commercial <br />fishermen and feel they should have to prove economic hardship. <br />Ms. Vallee emphasized that we are talking about saving time <br />versus saving a species. They are in favor of the plan as an <br />interim protection measure, but hope that the county will adopt a <br />stronger Resolution than was adopted before. <br />Paul Lindsey, 632 Wallace Avenue, Sebastian, Chairman of the <br />Sebastian Inlet Tax District Advisory Committee, informed the <br />Board that their original concept was one of compromise and when <br />the DNR thought that the Commission was much in line with their <br />thinking regarding the speed limits, they were persona non grata, <br />but as it turned out when the Commission did not accept the Ad <br />Hoc Committee's recommendation, the Sebastian Inlet District then <br />became the good guys. Mr. Lindsey felt this whole thing needs to <br />be approached in the spirit of compromise and thought that the <br />Board has come up with a good proposal. He stressed that we want <br />to do everything we can to protect the manatee,, and we want to do <br />it without excluding the boating interests in Indian River <br />County. <br />Bill Moody, 6315 48th Ave., stated that he has heard a lot <br />about this issue from the start. His main point is that we need <br />to have an education and licensing program for boaters, and that <br />burden needs to be put in the state's hands. Mr. Moody agreed <br />that commercial fishermen need an exemption. They are on the <br />river every day and know how to act on it. He wanted to make <br />everyone as smart about the river as they are, and continued to <br />stress that we must teach the people and make them get a license, <br />which would also create revenue for enforcement. Mr. Moody <br />personally felt the regulations are unnecessary at this point in <br />44 <br />