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BOOK 1UJ FAGV28 wanted to advise the Board that the wall designed by staff will be cutting into their property and destroying what is already very strong. He claimed that at the time the emergency permit was approved, they did not know that it was 15 feet from their structures. M.B. Millar, 3766 Ocean Drive, thanked the Commission for showing every consideration and he fully recognized Commissioner Adams' concern. He did not blame staff nor his representatives for what had occurred at the prior meeting when the permit was approved. The main impact was on Mr. Somoza's property and was not a disaster to the Millar property. He wished that Mr. Mosby could present something this morning that would be satisfactory to Commissioner Adams. He urged the Board to give serious consideration to a seawall at the top of the bluff to the south end of Mr. Somoza's property. It was then determined that staff was just this morning seeing the sketches that Mr. Mosby submitted. Director Davis made the point that on the Somoza property there is a substantial distance from the top of the bluff to the dwellings and he wondered whether an emergency is appropriate now that we're moving into the accretion time of the year. He thought that perhaps it would be less risky for the property owners to apply to DEP for permanent seawalls and take out the temporary nature of the situation. He believed there was enough time for the process to be completed before the October northeasters and more aggressive erosion conditions. William J. Stewart, Attorney at 3355 Ocean Drive, representing Mr. and Mrs. James Clemens who own property to the south of the Somoza property, advised that he was not there to debate the merits of the permit because it was not his area and his coastal engineer was not present. He supported Commissioner Adams' motion to table for the same reasons Mr. Millar mentioned concerning his lack of information. He also found it inappropriate to consider a plan received just before today's meeting. He understood that staff had requested these drawings earlier. He did not see how a rational decision, fair to everyone, could be made without giving an appropriate time for review. He pointed out that it is not a small change on the Somoza property, not much on the Millar property, and he thought it was worthy of extended consideration. Coastal Engineer Jeff Tabar advised that staff's alignment was chosen in conjunction with DEP to afford protection to the homeowners and taking into consideration the environmental factors. 32 March 25, 1997