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r- J U L - 6 1 9�'J BOOK 89 F,,t�- -1 'Jr. 974 Brenda Kramer, 730 25th Street SW, was concerned about the great amount of use the canal right-of-way receives from their multi -family neighborhood. People are out pushing baby buggies and strollers, riding bicycles, etc., and there is no place to go when traffic comes except to get up on the right-of-way. Elderly people walk their dogs along the canal. Children fish and play along the canal. She understood that the EPA recommends that no one live under this type of power line. Another concern is the danger from fires resulting from lightning hits such as the one that happened along SR -60 last week. That was only a 13,000 volt line -imagine what would happen with a 138,000 volt line. In doing a recent survey on the number of fire hydrants in the area, she found there is not a sufficient number. In answer to Commissioner Eggert's inquiry, Mrs. Kramer stated that she was not notified in writing about the installation of these power lines. She received just a verbal notice by someone f rom. the City. She did not receive any notice of the public hearing held by the Indian River Farms Water Control District. Chairman Bird felt their next course of action would be to go to the IRFWCD, whose members are all elected officials, and ask them to rescind their decision to allow the City to use their right-of-way for health and safety reasons. Mrs. Kramer reminded the Board of County Commissioners that the residents elected them to represent them, protect them, and be their voice in matters such as these. Basan Rohani, 644 25th Street S.W., appreciated the Board's consideration at the BCC meeting of June 15 and the letter that was sent to the Vero Beach City Council subsequent to that meeting. Referring to a map of the area, he indicated the route of the transmission line. He noted that he has a copy of the agreement between the City and the IRFWCD which contains language to the ef f ect that in the' case of any problems, the District is held harmless and the City is responsible. In looking at the IRFWCD easement, it appears that the Vero Highlands Property Owners Association owns the land.' The District only has the easement, which leads the residents to believe that the District can use the easement only for drainage. Continuing, Mr. Rohani urged the Board to make substations a special exception in all residential zoning districts, which would provide the County a way to control power lines since there cannot be power lines without substations. The substation for this transmission line is in an RS -6 zoning district, which only requires administrative permit by the Planning & Zoning Commission. It didn't have to come before the Board of County Commissioners. 18