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BOOK 108 FACE 158 George Gross, 1230 39' Avenue, stated that he is a member of the Beach & Shore Committee but is speaking strictly for himself. He emphasized that this is only a draft plan and it would be premature to talk about "approving" it or drawing any final conclusions. His vote to approve the plan simply means a concurrence to allow the planning to proceed. Bill Frates, 246 Ocean Way, believed the program is needed but the question is, who pays for it? He felt that asking the beachfront property owners to pay the highest cost is arbitrary and unfair and did not believe an assessment would be upheld by a court. He also felt that the arbitrary definitions of the sectors was unfair. 2 houses from him is Sector 5 and he is not losing any sand and not asking for replacement of the beach. He noted that he would be assessed $7500 per year and 2 houses from him would only pay $1,000 per year. He did not believe the cost is proportional to the benefit. Kurt Wallach, 256 Ocean Way, emphasized that this is a public beach and the majority of the users do not come from the property owners in the area. He believed that any repairs would benefit the public. He felt it was interesting that 1% of the residents of the County are beachfront property owners who pay 16% of the taxes in the County. He used an example of a property owner fronting a highway in need of repair and stated that it would never occur to anyone to assess the property owners in that case. He believed there would certainly be litigation over assessments to the beachfront property owners. Glenn W. Legwen, 5900 5`' Strut SW, read from the following prepared notes: Glenn Legwen's Acaddemix Nursery Academy 5900 5th St. SW Vero Beach, Florida 32968 `407'78-791 RECEIVED January 19, 1999 JAN 19 1999 CLERK TO THE BOARD Board of County Commissioners and Jim Chandler County Administrator, The following questions are taken from information derived from the Beach Preservation Plan Update (BPP) and the Economic Analysis and Cost Allocation Plan (EACA) prepared by Applied Technology and Management. From the BPP Update INTRODUCTION; Page 1, Paragraph 1 - Statement: The coastline is constantly changing due to the influences from the wind, waves, tides, current, and other processes. Large quantities of sand move along the shore in response to the process. Response: In his book Design With Nature Ian McHarg, former Dean of the School of Environmental Design, University of Pennsylvania states the Littoral Drift is responsible for the movement of sand along our beaches. Question: Mr. Tabor, would you characterize this as a true statement? JANUARY 19, 1999