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April 19, 1994 Indian River County Commission Comments for the minute record Pre -Mature - RE: Reef construction: Thank you for the opportunity to make comments which I desire to be part of this meetings tape and the written minutes: 1. You are being asked to approve the commencement and I assume -assurance of payment for the manufacture of components of a planned reef for which you do not yet have required state permits. It is also startling to hear about using a verbal --.statement assuring a permit from some state person, when we have in hand a letter dated April 14th. from the Director of Beaches and Shores Mr Kirby Green, clearly stating, his department WILL NOT be in a position to issue a permit, OR PROVIDE AN INTENT TO ISSUE A PERMIT,by May 1st. because our application 'is not complete. The required documentation has not yet been complete. Complicated water tank tests are not.complete. No one should be able to positively guarantee a permit for this device which i.s "experimental at best", no doubt, the very reason for the difficulty in obtaining the permit. It appears that political pressure is being exerted on the state. If you act today to commence construction without a permit in hand, you are putting the State in a box where they may feel pressured and or compelled to permit the project-. As a 35 year. resident/ taxpayer of I.R. County and state liscenced general contractor, I plea with you to wait for the permits. I see going ahead now as very inappropriate,. haphazard, and a very poor example. At yesterdays beach committee meeting two attorneys raised the question about proceeding without the permit. The remaining requirements before a permit is issued are fairly substantial and incomplete. I hear expressions of dismay toward the state for it's demanding stance of --requirements for a permit. Like it or not you are under jurisdiction of the state, no different that I, or any general contractor i,s under your jurisdiction to }:wild anything in this county. If I started a million dollar building project without a permit, no matter what my time constraints ,might be, what would your arm of government do to me ? Need"l ask ? Why should you give a bad example. My second concern is, Whenever..... before you commence this "experimental project" I would like to know we have absolute provision that clearly holds the reef contractor fully liable if any negligence or faulty workmanship would cause the need to remove the reef. The taxpayers of this county should never have to face such a cost which would be more than the initial installation. K�3 91011 ` ° l 16 BOOK 92 F,�r 4�'