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I <br />Chuck Mechling, principal of Onsite Management Group, stated that he is the guinea <br />pig for the TND in the County. He emphasized that staffhas been diligent in watch -dogging <br />for the County and that there are a lot of technical issues still to be finalized. The planned <br />development will have a 300 foot green belt around the community and there will be a local <br />bank, a gym, and a childcare facility so that people will not have to go outside the <br />community for these services. His organization is also in negotiations with a major golf <br />association to building a golf training facility and plans to donate land for a west county <br />library branch and an elementary school. <br />Pat Corrigan, a local cattle rancher and citrus producer, noted that the TND sounds <br />like a moratorium. He felt that agriculture in Indian River County is in need of help and <br />destroying the value of its collateral will not help in any way. He believed the plan should <br />not be implemented without a great deal of public input. <br />Debb Robinson again asked the Board to make certain to approve regulations <br />everyone can live with. <br />Commissioner Ginn questioned whether there would be a net loss in agricultural <br />lands, and Director Keating assured her this is not a proposal to change agricultural lands. <br />Director Keating continued that the statistics show that Indian River County has about <br />4 times as much land as is needed for projected population increases. He also noted that the <br />plan is not static and can be changed every 6 months if the policies do not work or there is <br />an unexpected growth spurt. <br />After further general discussion, Commissioner Eggert expressed her concerns about <br />the economic impact on agricultural entities and asked staff to meet with representatives of <br />the agricultural concerns to see if something could be adjusted in Objective No. 6 to make <br />them more comfortable. <br />Director Keating agreed that staff would do that and commented that the proposed <br />plan is less restrictive than the current plan. <br />General discussion followed regarding the Bert Harris Property Rights Act, and <br />County Attorney Vitunac noted that any land use designation that reduces an owner's legal <br />rights would be subject to that Act. <br />FEBRUARY 24, 1998 <br />