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6. PUBLIC INPUT <br />Mayor Coy invited input from the public, and reminded speakers of the <br />City's five-minute limitation on public comments. <br />John Williams, 1535 Smuggler's Cove, Vero Beach, referred to the <br />standard set by Vero Beach, which he said was done by the will of the majority, when <br />they voted the height restrictions on the beach, which was followed by ordinance by the <br />other entities in the County, because they saw it had been the right thing to do. He no <br />longer believed that the will of the majority is respected or that it counts, because three <br />(3) Commissioners denied the people the right to vote their own destiny and they worked <br />with Fellsmere to allow an annexation of 20 acres to be followed by many more. If this <br />is in lieu of the Charter, he argued, why are the public/voters not given a chance to vote it <br />yea or nay. He believed they should have the same right to vote it up or down. He <br />argued further, that if this ILA goes forward it should be modified to give the people the <br />right to vote on major Comp Plan changes, whether in Fellsmere or elsewhere in the <br />County. <br />Susan Boyd, 8025 24h Street, reported that someone had commented to <br />her, after seeing the map that "it looks like ... we are going to be ... exchanging Charter - <br />Lite for Charter heavy." Her understanding of the way Charter government works is that <br />the people do have a right to amend those Charters under various Florida laws. She <br />asked why we do not allow the people who live in the County and are going to remain in <br />the unincorporated areas, to vote up or down on whether they want to have a Charter. <br />Damien Gilliams, 1623 U.S. 1, Sebastian, felt it was nice to have public <br />input because that is their right. He asked whether they thought it would be wise to send <br />11 <br />July 23, 2008 / Joint Workshop <br />ISBA, Sebastian <br />