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� r � Assistant Utilities Service Director Harry Asher: The subject property is no longer wanted by the utilities department. The Department has no plans to establish an effluent re -use project in the vicinity of the subject site. Public Works Director Jim Davis: the subject property is not needed -for any county roads or drainage purposes. Emergency Services Director Doug Wright: the subject property is not needed for any county emergency services facilities. T Based upon these responses, staff concludes that the county has no interest in obtaining the subject property for purposes of conservation, utilities service, roads and drainage improvements, or for emergency services.facilities. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners authorize the Chairman to send a letter to the State Division of Lands which indicates that the county has no interest in purchasing the subject property. Commissioner Scurlock recalled that Utilities Department originally had an interest in this piece of property, but now have stated they have no interest. Administrator Chandler advised that because of the high appraisals on that'property, we didn't feel it was worth pursuing, and that was a couple of years ago. Commissioner Scurlock understood then that the property has been declared surplus; that the State has set a market value to that; and that Utilities has analyzed that market value and determined that it exceeds its worth and, therefore, finds no use for the property. Administrator Chandler confirmed that is staff's position from a dollars and cents viewpoint. ON MOTION by Commissioner Wheeler, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, the Board unanimously (4-0, Commissioner Bird having declared a conflict of interest) authorized the Chairman to send a letter to the State Division of Lands indicating that Indian River County -has no interest in purchasing the surplus property at the southwest corner of SR -60 and I-95. 137 M0K fhu �. J