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At the request of Commissioner Adams, Mike Kiefer of Kimley- <br />Horn and Associates, Inc. reported on the extent of the beach <br />erosion in the Wabasso Beach area, especially to the property of <br />Dr. Michael Flax. He urged the Board to declare the area an <br />emergency area and request the Florida Department of Environmental <br />Protection (DEP) to declare the condition an emergency and <br />authorize that the emergency permitting process be available to the <br />citizens within this area to protect their property. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously declared <br />the area an emergency area for the protection of <br />property and specifically requested the FDEP to <br />declare the condition an emergency and authorize <br />that the emergency permitting process be made <br />available to the citizens within this area to <br />protect their property. <br />December 7, 1993 <br />Mr.Kirby Green <br />Department of Environmental <br />Protection <br />Division of Beaches and Shores <br />3900 Commonwealth Boulevard <br />Tallahassee, Florida 32399 <br />RE: Emergency Shore <br />Protection <br />Dear Mr. Green: <br />I am writing on behalf of'Dr. Michael D. Flax, who owns <br />property at 1801 Shell Lane, Summerplace, Vero Beach, Florida. <br />Dr. Flax - has witnessed the dune line recede on his property <br />leaving bis home susceptible to severe damage. He has previously <br />attempted' to protect his home by a sand bag sill and the <br />placement -of fill to supplement the dune. The recent storm events <br />have left the dune escarpment within eight feet of the structural <br />support of Dr. Flax's home. Many other homes in the immediate <br />area are also threatened. <br />94 <br />M�M <br />BOOK 91 FADE 1,97 <br />