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,trot <br />aves <br />h <br />February 15, 1993 <br />company P. O. BOX 277.8465 OLD DIXIE HWY. • (407) 589-4356 <br />WABASSO, FLORIDA 32970 • FAX (407) 589-5901-. <br />DISTR18UTiom LISTcomin <br />hers <br />Administrator <br />Attorney _ <br />public 3 <br />Commissioner Dick Bird «:;;.:,``'"� ;{ r rn��7'.al�►�Y Lw. '�f <br />Indian River Count Commission ,a <br />Y • �^t Itil«;es <br />Administration Buildinga <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 = - *: -,i <br />u <br />Dear Dick: <br />I understand that the commission will reconsider the Treasure Coast Regional <br />Planning Council (TCRPQ at its next meeting. I commend the commission in this regard <br />and support their continued efforts to withdraw from membership therein. <br />The TCRPC is a unnecessary layer of government that serves no useful purpose <br />except to cause complications for Indian River County planning officials as well as for <br />property owners and business people in this area. When the comprehensive planning <br />process was started years ago the "councils" might have made some sense, but now with <br />the coming of age of the Department of Community Affairs and the acquisition of a full <br />blown local planning staff, the regional councils make no sense. As you know, the <br />councils statewide are set for "sunset" on October 1, 1993. Hopefully the legislature will <br />allow the sunset to occur. <br />This county would be much better served to spend the money that the TCRPC gets <br />on other more pressing problems. Don't be swayed by the pleas from the TCRPC staff. It <br />sounded most self, -serving to me. <br />Very ruly y rs, <br />J. Richard Graves, Jr. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Tippin, to transmit the letter, as <br />presented above, to the state legislators. <br />Under discussion, Commissioner Adams commended Mr. Carey for <br />his presentation and noted that he probably feels like the chicken <br />that walked into the foxes' den. Although she and Commissioner <br />Tippin have been vocal opponents of the TCRPC, she stressed that <br />the ELMS III report recommends that regional planning councils not <br />be sunset but that their regulatory authority be taken away. At <br />the same time, they should be more effective in planning and in <br />9 <br />jr <br />Fti . 14, <br />FES 17 i993 60GK � <br />