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not good business, nor good government. Commissioner Ginn responded that none of them wanted to throw away tax dollars and everyone believed that the Lost Tree Islands would be part of the purchase of environmental lands when they promoted and voted in favor of the bond issue. Commissioner Adams stated she did not know any more than what she had read in the newspapers about this, but it seemed to her there was an hysteria, a frenzy, which was not becoming to our community. She has experience in Tallahassee concerning land purchases and she advised that as aggravating as they are to deal with there, they have resources and experience far beyond ours; the philosophy is very environmentally sensitive. They are concerned about the environmental impact on the Indian River Lagoon, not the traffic if the islands are developed. She felt it would be a very, very difficult process for very much to be done with those islands. There were ways to lend support and add to the negotiations (by FCT), but she thought that starting over with staff negotiations was not very prudent. She spoke about fair market value and the prudent use of taxpayer dollars. She thought the Board had a responsibility to be fair to everybody in the county; that they ought to wait a bit instead of caving in to pressure. Commissioner Eggert defended her position as never having been known for caving in or for hysteria, but she felt we had a situation where there is more to the value than just an appraisal, especially viewing it as protecting the Indian River Lagoon. She had given this tremendous thought and felt that if you want something that you feel is important to the future, that you need to move forward with it. This was just another step along the way. Commissioner Ginn called it citizen concern and an exercise in democracy, not hysteria. The people were present because they thought they knew what they were going to get, but have not gotten it. She then queried Vice Chairman Macht on his statement about a court case regarding the ownership of the islands and submerged land. Assistant County Attorney Terrence P. O'Brien advised that Lost Tree did not get the title to the submerged lands that they sought, but they do claim title to the submerged lands for the inner island. He did not know if that had ever been solved. Vice Chairman Macht advised that in his earlier remarks he did not mean that Commissioner Eggert had ever been known to do anything that she did not think proper; she has been a marvelous Commissioner. He emphasized that the Board did not promise to buy the islands, but to investigate the possible purchase of the islands. Individuals who had made that statement made it on their own, which is not binding on the Commission nor on the May 12, 1998 34