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Sebastian Property Owners Association P.O. Box 780263 Sebastian, Florida, 32958 Commissioner Susan Adams 180127" Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960-3388 Dear Susan, Our membership and board have been made aware of the plight of Roseland. our sister city, the Roseland Community Building and the Roseland Women's Club. As we strove to understand how this situation evolved we came upon the Historic Roseland Neighborhood Plan, in this study Staff wrote in the year 2003 "Through considerable interaction with the residents of Roseland, the County has prepared this neighborhood plan" (p. 4). The following highlights of this plan is not an attempt to lay fault or blame only bring to light what is the Historic Roseland Neighborhood Plan and how your consideration of the Roseland Community Building may be enlightened. Under RECREATION FACILITIES Staff stated "the Indian River County recreation department maintains five recreation facilities in the Roseland area: Helen Hanson Park; US 1 Roadside (Moore's Point); Roseland Community Center i.e. (Roseland Community Building); Dale Wimbrow Park; McDonald Campground (p. 24). Under HOUSING / HOUSING CONDITIONS Staff stated the housing stock in Roseland is in fair to good condition. Only five substandard housing units in Roseland and no dilapidated homes requiring demolition were identified in the Roseland area. Therefore, the County does not need to take any major housing related action in the Roseland area, except to inform owners of the five identified substandard housing units of the County's rehabilitation program (p 32). Staff stated under HISTORIC RESOURCES that Roseland, as one of Indian River county's oldest community has a very high proportion of historic properties (11.6 % of the unincorporated county's total) relative to its share of the unincorporated county's population (2,4%). Staff went on to state that to preserve them will serve to enhance the