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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final April 3, 2018 <br />County Historian Ruth Stanbridge provided additional details about the Oslo <br />Cemetery, and advocated for a resolution to the issues that have arisen because <br />of the cemetery being owned by a private party. <br />Jane Peacock, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and Chris Brunson, Atlanta, <br />Georgia; family members of those currently buried in the Oslo Cemetery, <br />expressed their concerns regarding cemetery access and asked for assistance in <br />getting the issue resolved. <br />Chairman O'Bryan sought and received information from Ms. Stanbridge <br />regarding the possibility of any interested parties forming a non-profit group <br />that the County could contract with to maintain the cemetery, if the County <br />were to take the property back. <br />Commissioner Adams suggested to continue conversations to address the <br />maintenance of the property and the concerns of the family members, as well as <br />obtaining an understanding of the laws that govern cemeteries and the <br />requirements involved with allowing interested parties to form a group to <br />operate the cemetery. <br />It was the CONSENSUS of the Board to direct staff to: 1) continue the <br />conversations that address the concerns of the family members regarding access <br />to the cemetery, the maintenance of the cemetery, and the ability of the family <br />members to continue to be buried at the property; and 2) to research the laws <br />governing cemeteries to determine which laws are applicable. <br />Referred to Staff <br />D. Commissioner Joseph E. Flescher <br />E. Commissioner Tim Zorc <br />14.E.1. 18-1648 Discussion on Information regarding Takeover of Indian River Medical <br />Center by Cleveland Clinic <br />Recommended Action: Discussion <br />Attachments: Commissioner Memorandum <br />Commissioner Zorc spoke about the treatment policies that are in place at the <br />Indian River Medical Center for those with the inability to pay, and posed <br />questions regarding the Cleveland Clinic's indigent care policies and a <br />long-term care plan to continue to provide indigent care to the residents. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 21 <br />