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FEBr- I <br />17 1991 <br />BOOK 88 F"�F 871 <br />Talmage Rogers spoke on behalf of the Indian River Citrus <br />League, which is in strong concurrence with the letter as drafted <br />He felt that planning staffs of various areas ought to have the <br />freedom to group and regroup as needed, because some issues..are of <br />concern to the counties north of us, where others are of concern to <br />those south or west of us. Mr. Rogers felt there is no check and <br />balance on the TCRPC and it does not have to respond to citizens of <br />the respective communities. He disagreed that the TCRPC assists <br />the County in CARL and Preservation 2000 negotiations. <br />Peter Robinson, local land developer, recalled that years ago <br />it was desirable to have regional planning councils to advise <br />county planning staffs. The TCRPC is no longer needed because the <br />County has an excellent planning staff. It is difficult for <br />developers to stay in business because of problems in the economy <br />and the banking industry. They do not need another layer of <br />bureaucracy. <br />Wylie Graham, director of economic development of the St. <br />Lucie County Economic Development Council, stated that his job is <br />to entice businesses to come to St. Lucie County. There are <br />representatives of other economic agencies at this meeting who are <br />trying to do the same thing for their counties. The perception is <br />that Florida is not a good place to do business because it takes a <br />lot of time and money to get permitting. In other parts of the <br />country, a company with 500 employees is considered a small <br />business, but to us it is a tremendously large business that we <br />would love to have. It is unfortunate that not one business <br />employing more than 500 people has relocated or expanded into this <br />area. The economic ramifications of the bureaucracy that exists in <br />Florida must be considered. <br />The Chairman asked if there was anyone else who wished to <br />speak. There being none, he closed the public discussion. <br />Chairman Bird introduced into the record the following letter from <br />J. Richard Graves, Jr.: <br />8 <br />® I M s <br />