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BooK 97 uGF 58 <br />a reasonable price for a unique piece of property and that it is in <br />the best interest of our citizens, now and in the future, to <br />purchase it. <br />Commissioner Tippin was in a quandary because he did not <br />support the $26 million bond issue in the beginning primarily <br />because of so much public ownership in the county. He feared that <br />after the $26 million has been spent on acquistion of environmental <br />lands, taxes will not support the demand for services. However, he <br />indicated he probably would support the motion because he loved <br />this particular piece of property. He wanted to know <br />geographically the percentage of publicly -owned lands in Indian <br />River County versus neighboring counties. <br />Chairman Adams shared a different perspective of this with her <br />fellow Commissioners. Twenty-five years ago she had worked with <br />the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recreation and <br />Parks, and in 1970 did the first outdoor recreational survey for <br />the State of Florida. The #1 thing that people- wanted was <br />oceanfront/waterfront property and pristine hammock, and that <br />hasn't changed over the 25 years. She knows it takes vision to <br />look further to see what it will mean for future generations and <br />she looks at it more for a "people" thing rather than a "critter" <br />thing, because the people will have to solve the mistakes made in <br />the past. She looks at saving this property as a place they can <br />look at in the future of how to do things right. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE QUESTION and the motion <br />carried unanimously. (4-0, Commissioner Bird being <br />absent) <br />46 <br />March 19, 1996 <br />I <br />