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Commissioner Bird felt that the state attorney's building and the annex building have some life left in them but he did not see the old courthouse building in this same light. He felt the County Administrator should get some up-to-date estimates on demolition also. County Administrator Chandler confirmed that staff is looking at a number of different alternatives for these buildings. Commissioner Bird questioned whether fairly current appraisals are available on these buildings, and County Administrator Chandler advised that the old courthouse appraisal was 2 years ago, the annex building appraisal was 3 to 4 years old, and the state attorney's building appraisal was also 3 to 4 years old. Commissioner Bird suggested contacting the original appraiser to see what it would cost to update these appraisals. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED "by Commissioner Eggert, that the Board direct staff to check the cost of up -dating the appraisals; check the market possibilities for the old courthouse building, state attorney's building, old health department building and annex building; and check demolition costs for the old courthouse building and concrete walkway to the annex building. Anthony Masi of 1600 Ocean Drive presented a letter dated September 15, 1996: 1 700 OCEAN DR. #206 Vero Beach, F1. 32963 September 15, 1996 TO: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners From: Anthony Masi, Chairman, Committee to Save the Old Court House, Subject: Adaptive Use of the Old IRC Courthouse(Old Crth) Open and honest diversity of opinion is of great benefit to a community. The action of the Board, in June 1996, to have the AdHoc Adaptive Use Committee(AdHoc Com). reconvene did not materialize. Meetings have not been held or scheduled by its chairman. To protect the interests of the taxpayer the AdHoc Com. should meet to provide a guide- line for the Board. No final decison on any adaptive use should be made without the recommendation of the AdHoc Com. The restoration of the Old Crth. and pragmatic use of other related court buildings is vital, i.e.: 1. The Old Crth was the cultural, political, social, and economic center of IRC and Vero Beach. It was the heart beat of the local community and IRC. It has been confirmed as structurally sound by local officials and architects. 2. It will improve the economic health of IRC, and Vero and help revitalize the downtown business area, 3. Its preservation and restoration is supported by many diverse groups. It has received a mandate of support, approximately 1500 signatures were collected of IRC residents to include downtown business owners, local politicians,as well as strongly supported resolutions and letters from the towns and from business organization of IRC. The PRESS JOURNAL, has written effectively and spoken loudly over many years for its preservation and restoration 4. Restored it can save millions of taxpayers' dollars to meet the county's expanded need for office space. SEPTEMBER 17, 1996 47 BOOK 9 FADE 6