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^n <br />7E13 is\ <br />',gree- 1/.- ,4 , <br />clKla�z <br />r 0 U N P. AT 1f O N <br />July 30, 2019 <br />Mr. Bob Solari, County Commission Chair <br />Indian River County Board of Commissioners <br />1801 27th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960-3388 <br />Dear Commissioner Solari, <br />For the last 25 years, the Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation has been very fortunate to have had <br />use of county land on the campus of the 64=acre. Environmental Learning Center (ELC) on Wabasso <br />Island. We moved and have maintained and preserved the residence of noted writer, Laura (Riding) <br />Jackson, who lived in Wabasso from 1943 until her death in 1991. After her death, the Foundation <br />moved the circa 1910s structure to the ELC campus. It has been both a literary landmark and structure <br />that shows how people lived in the county's pioneering times. Today's visitor appreciates seeing how <br />much our use of the environment has changed. <br />After being notified by the ELC Board that our lease was cancelled, we have been doing <br />extensive fundraising to move the house again. We are fortunate to have been offered a new location: <br />a site at Indian River. Community College's Mueller Campus: We look forward to the partnership with <br />IRSC and the continued preservation of this historic author residence museum for the useof our citizens <br />and visitors. <br />We didn't want to depart without expressing our deep gratitude tothe county for keeping a <br />large part of Wabasso Island available for public use. It is our hope that the county will continue to <br />cherish that land and ensure that it is kept for public benefit and multiple non-profit uses. <br />Thank you, again, and please feel free tocontact me if you have any questions. <br />Respectfully, <br />` 162A.<'.e_.. <br />Marie Stiefel, President <br />Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation Board <br />P.O. Box 643786 I Vero Beach, Florida 32964 I P: 772.569.6718 1 LauranidingJackson.org <br />a <br />