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Peter D. O'Bryan <br />District 4 <br />Chairman <br />Bob Solari <br />District 5 <br />Vice -Chairman <br />August 8, 2018 <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />The Treasure Coast Foreign Trade Zone #218 <br />St. Lucie County <br />2300 Virginia Avenue <br />Fort Pierce, FL 32982 <br />Dear Chairwoman Frannie Hutchinson: <br />Susan Adams <br />District 1 <br />Tin: Zorc <br />District 3 <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />District 2 <br />On behalf of the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, I am writing this letter to <br />document the support of Indian River County for inclusion within the Service Area of Foreign - <br />Trade Zone (FTZ) #218. We understand that this means that the grantee, The Treasure Coast <br />Foreign Trade Zone, will be able to apply to the Foreign -Trade Zones Board for authority to <br />serve sites located within this county based on businesses' trade -related needs. We also note that <br />the zone will be made available on a uniform basis to companies within this county, in a manner <br />consistent with the legal requirement that each FTZ be operated as a public utility. <br />Regarding state or local taxes for which collections may be affected by FTZ designation of sites, <br />this letter is not intended to provide a position on state or local tax issues for any site within this <br />jurisdiction. At the time that any specific site is proposed for FTZ designation, parties potentially <br />affected by the site's proposed designation (such as a local school board) will need to provide <br />their own correspondence indicating their views on the impact on tax collections related to the <br />proposed designation. <br />Sincerely, t <br />eter D. O'Bryan, Chairm� <br />Indian River Board of County Commissioners <br />CC: <br />Howard Tipton, County Administrator <br />Dan McIntyre, County Attorney <br />Nicole Fogarty, Legislative Affairs Manager <br />1801 27m Street, Building A <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />(772) 226-1490 <br />19 <br />