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Commissioner Flescher thanked the City of Sebastian for putting the <br />Workshop together, symbolizing that this is another step in the right direction for <br />cohesiveness, communication, and the betterment for sustainability for our County and <br />all the municipalities. He observed that only three members of the public spoke <br />regarding these issues, and concluded that the citizens are counting on all of them to do <br />the right thing for them, and he hoped they would continue the line of communication <br />and the process. He commented on the amount of unincorporated areas on the map and <br />wondered what they could do about sustainability, and what the County could do to make <br />this happen. <br />Commissioner Wheeler felt one of his biggest problems is that they are <br />looking at as much as one, two, and three thousand percent increase in densities, <br />depending on the area and on what is approved. There is the proposal for 80 feet versus <br />50 feet, which is about a 60% increase in heights. He believed height is something that is <br />near and dear to the average citizen in the County. He also felt that with this Interlocal <br />Agreement, they are increasing height limits by 60% percent, and that is a lot, and they <br />all need be aware of that especially that there is very little input, and very little <br />information disseminated to the community about what they are doing. <br />Mayor Savage wanted clarification on certain issues: (1) whether <br />Sebastian was saying their WEC would be south of CR 510, and City Manager Minner <br />clarified that it would be south of CR 510, east of Winter Beach Road. (2) Mayor <br />Savage asked what were Sebastian's plans for the area west of CR 510 (in the area of the <br />Hanson 400 and industrial park), and Attorney Stringer said he was personally pushing <br />for a Target and an Albertson perhaps; they are looking at those 400 acres as a potential <br />commercial. Attorney Stringer explained that the north side of CR 510 and west of its <br />current city limits, they have some mixed use in that area, to the east of it. They have <br />22 <br />July 23, 2008 / Joint Workshop <br />ISBA, Sebastian <br />