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Mr. Adair was concerned that the TND development would be targeted at the <br />boundary of the urban service area because of the close proximity of the agricultural area. <br />He emphasized that the Center is trying to develop safe farming practices and reminded the <br />Board that before the development of the Indian River Mall there was quite a bit <br />agricultural space. He felt that agricultural sprays, noise, odors and the quality of the <br />farming roads generally found in those areas would cause problems with residential <br />development. He then presented a brochure regarding a conference to be presented by the <br />University of Florida in Tampa, Florida, on Land Use in a Growth State: <br />VV ••- <br />April 20-22,1998 <br />Sheraton Grand Hotel <br />Tampa, Florida <br />UNIVERSITY OF <br />FLORIDA <br />lasnrute of Food and Agricultural Sciences <br />Questions? <br />Meeting Information: <br />Dr. Larry Libbv <br />Professor of Rural -Urban Policy <br />Department of Agricultural <br />Economics <br />Ohio State Universin <br />2120 Fyffe Road <br />Columbus, OH 4310-1067 <br />PHONE: (614) 688-4907 <br />FAX: (614)292-,749 <br />EMAIL: libby.7 a osu.edu <br />$egistration Information: <br />Registration Department <br />Office of Conferences and Institutes <br />Institute of Food ani <br />Agricultural Sciences <br />University of Florida <br />Building 639, Mowry Road <br />P. 0. Box 110750 <br />Gainesville, FL 32611-0750 <br />PHONE: (352) 392-5930 <br />FAX: (352) 392-97.4 <br />EMAIL: bamtagnti.ifas.ufLedu <br />FEBRUARY 24, 1998 <br />Conference Bacl,-;;round <br />Introduction: <br />The focus of this conference will be on land use i.; s:i_ s at the rural -urban <br />interface and the conversion of open lands to developed use. This includes <br />the topic offarmland retention and the pattern au.cl pace of growth. We will <br />also have a series of sessions covering the most pn, ntg issues affecting land <br />use and how Florida may move toward more to ;.growth management. <br />All presentations will be followed by open discussion to allow ample time for <br />interaction among participants. <br />Conference Objectives: <br />• To ciarif% the economic and policy force_ ..i._...r._ future land use <br />patterns at the rural -urban interface in Flor .:4. <br />• To create an opportunity for interaction on ute most pressing land use <br />issues. <br />• To improve understanding of land use poli:% ex-)erience and options in <br />Florida and elsewhere. <br />Who Should Attend: <br />• land use professionals, planners and land managers <br />• local planning commissioners and staff <br />• elected and appointed government official: <br />• land owners and managers <br />• interest groups—environmental, natural resource and agricultural <br />• environmental regulators and resource ma:.a :r> <br />• social scientists. economists and exteusw:t <br />Guiding Assumptions: <br />• That Florida can and must guide the patter. of :dnd use change. Failure <br />to do so would jeopardize both the econom> anti quality of life in <br />Florida. <br />• That the land market is an essential means :, r .: ,orating rights to land. <br />• That there are alternative policy approachc L tructuring the land <br />market to assure that various non -market benel us and costs of land use <br />pattems are considered. <br />• That the land use policy mix in Florida wil. i.t...de all levels of <br />government and a variety of instruments to: _.ting land use. <br />• That property rights of land owners are fun.iatrrntal to any policy mix. <br />-62- <br />