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experts say -there is little erosion south of any seawall, he has seen what can happen. He begged the Board to require definitive mitigation for any erosion caused by the seawalls and to be certain none of those properties were built seaward of the coastal setback line. Sue Michaels, of 1946 Surfside Terrace, stated that many of the neighbors walk the beach every day and want to keep it that way. They are opposed to building seawalls. No one wants anyone to lose their home; however, they. feel there are other ways to protect them such as sandbagging or beach renourishment. Soft armoring would protect the turtles and other environmental life while seawalls would destroy the beach. Evelyn Taggert, of 1935 Anglers Cove, believed the rocks on the Bunger property go out 9 feet, 3 feet deep, and she was distressed to feel there would be more rocks installed in connection with these seawalls. Bob Stanford, of 1495 Treasure Cove Lane, walks every day on the beach and in the early spring he observed that the beach.was,, scraped in front of some of these properties. He felt seawalls can be very destructive to the beaches and the property owners should make every effort to renourish the beach instead. The neighbors are not hostile to Mrs. Bunger's problem, they just want a dune in front of the seawall. Bob Gestrich, of 1561 Smugglers Cove, felt the Board should consider the definition of "emergency" and think long and hard before granting these permits. Adam Bolinger, of 2006 Surfside, confirmed there is a beach there and felt that seawalls will not preserve the quality of life as defined in Indian River County. R. T. Simpson, of Summerplace, had lost about 60 feet of beach, together with 3 sets of steps and 5 small decks. He believed the seawalls are necessary. Blades Robinson, of 2126 Cavalla Road, stated he does not own ocean -front property, but his parents do and he has great concern for them. He was born here and moved next door to his parents which puts him in a unique position. He has seen a lot of changes. He had an opportunity to look through some old photo albums and showed pictures of a 1980 pool deck with a dune crossover at his parents' home. The 1984 Thanksgiving storm took a considerable amount of the beach. They lost their deck in November of 1992 and added steps and braces in 1993. Then Tropical Storm Gordon in 1994 took more. They had to run a gangplank from the deck to the dune line. His parents would like to be considered also for an emergency seawall permit. He requested that, if the Board is going NOVEMBER 19, 1996 33 BOOK 99 F'a,,E 8JO