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7. County Boundary Change Between Indian River & St. Lucie Counties Background: Oskar and Gretchen Szentirmai own the property located at 2498 S. Highway A1A, which is located on the east side of Highway AIA (the "Szentirmai property"). Part of the Szentirmai property is in Indi- an. River county and part of the Szentirmai property is in St. Lucie County. In 1991, St. Lucie County and Indi- an River County entered into an agreement regarding construction of the home on the St. Lucie County and Indian River County line (the "Agreement"), which addressed issues pertaining to the development of the Szen- tirmai property, including permitting, impact fees, and concurrency. The Agreement, however, did not address issues relating to the provision of services to the Szentirmai property. Accordingly, a boundary change bringing the Szentirmai property wholly within Indian River County would assist in eliminating any confusion about the provision of services to the Szentirmai property. County staff has reached out to the School District of Indian River County, the Indian River County Mosquito Control District, and the Indian River County Hospital District. All of the aforementioned entities have indicat- ed support for the proposed boundary change. In order to make a boundary change equitable, Indian River County and St. Lucie County examined having the properties located on the west side of Highway A1A, located between Highway AIA and the Indian river La- goon, switched to St. Lucie County. That particular property is owned by SBM Associates, LLC, which has in- dicated support of the proposed boundary change. At the September 17th meeting of the Indian River BCC, the Board voted to support the statutory boundary change, authorized staff to draft a resolution in support of the boundary change, and further authorized staff to take any other actions necessary to assist in the boundary change process. Any county line boundary change can only be effective upon the enactment of a general law by the Florida Leg- islature. Position: Indian River County BCC SUPPORTS legislation which amends the county boundary line between Indian River County and St. Lucie County in order to bring the Szentirmai property and the property owned by SBM Associated, LLC wholly within each respective county. reflecting such designation. 137 11