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'JUN 5 1990 <br />,71 <br />aooK. ['S1 <br />Council of Indian River County, Inc., each gave a brief summary <br />of their organization's activities. <br />Considerable discussion ensued regarding,the terrible <br />effects of use of drugs by the mother on the unborn child and <br />newborns and the ultimate economic burden it puts on the <br />taxpayers. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously accepted <br />the recommendations of the Substance Abuse Council for <br />the organizations listed above, and authorized <br />the submission of their proposals to the Florida Dept. <br />of Community Affairs for grant funding. <br />COPIES OF GRANT PROPOSALS ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br />TO THE BOARD <br />DISCUSSION REGARDING THE POSSIBLE TRANSPORT OF JURORS ON THE <br />WYATT TRIAL FROM PENSACOLA TO VERO BEACH <br />Commissioner Wheeler advised that when he heard there were <br />going to be 227 witnesses involved in the Wyatt trial rather than <br />the 50 that was originally estimated, he asked Judge Geiger to <br />consider the feasibility of transporting the jurors who would be <br />selected in Pensacola to Vero Beach for trial, rather than paying <br />the costs of transporting 227 witnesses plus staff to Pensacola <br />for the trial, and he was pleased with Judge Geiger's receptive <br />attitude towards this as it would save the County a substantial <br />amount of money. Judge Geiger directed the court administrator, <br />Mr. Douglas, to look into the economics and feasibility of it. <br />The Board commended Commissioner Wheeler for coming up with <br />such an excellent suggestion. <br />