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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />1840 25th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />Telephone: (407) 5674NM <br />February 4, 1993 <br />The Honorable Patsy Kurth <br />Florida Senator <br />State Senate - 16th District <br />258 Senate Office Building <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100 <br />The Honorable Charles Sembler II <br />Florida Representative <br />State House - 78th District <br />407 House Office Building <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100 <br />The Honorable Bill Posey <br />Florida Representative <br />State House - 32nd District <br />14 House office Building <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100 <br />Dear Senator Kurth and Representatives Sembler and Posey: <br />BOOK <br />Suncom Telephone: 224-1011 <br />-- The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County is concerned about <br />excessive state involvement in local planning and zoning decisions in <br />general, and specifically is opposed to the extra layer of bureaucracy <br />required by our county's involvement in the Treasure Coast Regional Planning <br />Council. At the January 26, 1993, meeting of the Board of County <br />Commissioners, the Board voted unanimously to relay our concerns about the <br />Planning Council to our local delegation in hopes that the delegation could <br />sponsor some remedial legislation. <br />The Board's first choice would be to abolish the Treasure Coast Regional <br />Planning Council entirely, or, if that is not possible, to restrict its <br />powers to planning and advice -giving only without any direct control over <br />local governing bodies power to plan and zone. The Board feels that any <br />regional cooperation necessitated by any project can be handled better by the <br />counties of Martin, -St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Indian River through the local <br />council of governments, which is in existence in the four -county area. <br />We request your support for the ideas mentioned in this letter and would be <br />happy to meet with you or your staffs in our county or in Tallahassee at any <br />hearings which might be scheduled on bills relating to these matters. <br />Please let us know how we can assist you. <br />Sincerely, <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />Richard N. Bird <br />Chairman <br />48 <br />