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a domestic animal, and it has been 30 years since anyone died of <br />rabies in Florida, so the funding for rabies control was eliminated <br />in the Governor's budget 2 years ago. There are still incidents <br />involving foxes, skunks, raccoons and bats and we provide the serum <br />when needed. We have not quit the rabies program but have quit <br />investigating incidences of animal bites from domestic animals. <br />Commissioner Macht asked if Environmental Health reviewed the <br />air conditioning plans for the Indian River County Courthouse. <br />County Administrator Jim Chandler assured the Board that we <br />will not have the problem in our courthouse that Martin County <br />experienced. <br />Chairman Eggert asked for an explanation of what the <br />Environmental Health Department reviews regarding site plans. <br />Director Galanis explained that Environmental Health is <br />involved in aspects such as storage tanks for gasoline and other <br />chemicals, public water and private water systems, drainage, and <br />performs a broad overall environmental review of every site plan. <br />They work closely with Community Development. <br />Director Galanis commented that he appears before the Board <br />whenever Dr. Berman is not available. <br />County Attorney Charles Vitunac asked Director Galanis to give <br />the details of the Heritage Village case. <br />Director Galanis explained that Heritage Village had an <br />undersized wastewater treatment plant with a percolation pond. The <br />pond was very large but was in need of maintenance and did not <br />function properly. They had overflow 24 hours a day into a ditch <br />surrounding the park, with periodic incidences of failure of the <br />dike around the polishing pond, which resulted in effluent in the <br />streets and roads of the park. It was a bad situation, and in <br />cooperation with the Environmental Control Board, the Environmental <br />Health Department caused that mobile home park to be connected to <br />the public sewage system. <br />PUBLIC DISCUSSION <br />REQUEST FROM COUNTRYSIDE TO DISCUSS SEWER HOOK -IIP IN COUNTRYSIDE <br />,NORTH <br />The Board reviewed a letter from Robert Peters, Vice President <br />of Countryside of Vero Beach, dated November 19, 1992: <br />17 <br />�C A1 5 1992 BOOK FA;� 3 <br />