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UNFUNDED MANDATED PROGRAMS Commissioner Macht read aloud the following from the column "News From Nebraska" from the January 24 issue of County News: "Governor Ben Nelson signs an executive order January 6 that seeks to alleviate the burden of state regulation in local government. The order, issued to all state executive departments, said, 'to the extent feasible and permitted by law,' no agency will issue regulations not required by state and federal law, and agencies will make efforts to ensure that local governments can afford the costs of any regulations that are issued. The governor's new policy grew out of an Efficiency Summit, where representatives of local government expressed concern about unfunded mandates. Nelson also said he would push for similar controls at the federal level.,, Commissioner Macht was encouraged to see this movement to stop unfunded mandates, and he expected to receive more information in the near future to provide a basis from which to send a letter to our governor urging him to do the same. MACEDONIAN BAPTIST CHURCH RELOCATION TO DUBOSE CEMETERY Commissioner Adams reported that the Sebastian City Council ordered the removal or destruction of the Macedonian Baptist Church building from its present location on Bob Circle in Sebastian. She requested that the Board support the efforts of the Progressive Civic League of Gifford and other related agencies to move the building and grant permission to relocate the building on the property known as DuBose Cemetery. John Dean, local architect, gave a report on the history of the building, He characterized it as a gem, an antique which was built in 1908 for the black railroad workers. It has historic value in that it may be the oldest standing wood frame black church building, and a small group headed by the Progressive Civic League has been trying to save it for several years with little success. Mr. Dean displayed pictures of the church building and a drawing of the cemetery property where they hope to relocate the church building. He also had a graph of the floor plan of the building divided into sections, each section representing a square foot. The group plans to pay for the move by taking donations based on $10.00 per square foot. There are'835 square feet and that would cover the cost of the move. Ruth Stanbridge, president of the Indian River County Historical Society, reported that she became involved in this project through a referral from Susan Walker of the Bureau of Historic Preservation in Tallahassee. Ms. Walker gave assurance 31 BOOK 9FEB -11994 1 F,�GE U 1®