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r <br />pFG. I b 1,390 <br />The 'Envlr�nmental Learning Center is developing almost <br />entirely with primo�✓✓-ate -fund To this point, more than $1.7 <br />million In clam tions have been raised from'.private parties. <br />Both the Board of County Commissioners and the Marine <br />Advisory Narrows Watershed Action Committee believe that <br />some public support by way of the demonstration project <br />previously funded Is important. In addition to being a <br />model, for other estuarine development, this Center will be <br />used to educate all school children within Indian River <br />County (with possible expansion to the Indian River.Lagoon <br />Reg i on) <br />We would strongly request that the funds originally <br />committed for this Environmental Learning Center stormwater <br />demonstration project. be replaced from whatever sources <br />available to the St. Johns River Water Management District <br />In order -to demonstrate the Water Management District and <br />public sector support for this important project which Is <br />presently entirely privately funded. <br />Yo rs truly, <br />Carolyn K. Egger Chairman <br />Board f Count .Commissioners <br />OUT -OF -COUNTY TRAVEL (COMMISSIONER WHEELER) <br />Commissioner Wheeler informed the Board that when he was in <br />St. Petersburg for a Criminal Justice Policy meeting, he met Mr. <br />Tom Allison, head of the Corrections Department in Orange County, <br />and in Orange County the County Commission has taken over <br />Corrections and are implementing a step system and different <br />programs to get people out of jail. He felt what they are doing <br />has a lot of merit and whenever he gets time in the next few <br />months, he would like to go to Orange County and look into their <br />set up. <br />Commissioner Wheeler also wished to go to Bay County on <br />Saturday along with Mr. Wright to look at the facility there done <br />by Corrections Corp. of America and to see what they have done <br />with privatization of their jail. In addition, he would like to <br />go to Ocala and visit their new jail and the courthouse that is <br />nearing completion, and fourth, he would like to talk with <br />Wackenhut and see what they have done in the Keys with their jail <br />and privatization. He would like to take Doug Wright, Director <br />of Emergency Management, with him on these trips. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Com- <br />missioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously approved <br />blanket out -of -County travel for Commissioner Wheeler <br />and Emergency Management Director Wright to go on trips <br />as described above. <br />82 <br />