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_I road. BOOK DJ PAGE 7•, Commissioner Stanbridge questioned the purported private ownership of a public Chairman Macht noted that maintenance only had been given up. The County still owns the property and would have to waive its rights. Commissioner Stanbridge asked the County Attorney to aggressively pursue the matter and get something to St. Johns River Water Management District before the deadline of July 13`x. County Attorney Vitunac agreed that he would investigate and get something in the record by the 13'. CONSENSUS was reached to have the County Attorney provide documentation to St. Johns prior to the deadline. 13.D.2. COMMISSIONER RUTH STANBRIDGE - PERMIT APPLICATION FOR COAST GUARD NAVIGATION FOR BRIDGES AT THE "RIVER ISLANDS" (LOST TREE ISLANDS The Board reviewed a Memorandum of July 1, 1999: DATE: July 1, 1999 TO: Members, Board of County Commissioners FROM: Ruth Stanbridge, County Commissioner, District Two /I SUBJECT: Official response to Coast Guard ApplicatiowLTVC At present, the United States Coast Guard is asking for public comments of an application for construction of three bridges and numerous docks in the area of the Indian River used heavily by boat traffic, skiers, and manatees. This application is part of the controversial plan to develop the environmental sensitive islands often referred to as the "river islands". The deadline for comments is duly 16, 1999. The navigation channels involved, though narrow and fairly shallow, were historically considered by the Federal government as public waterways and surveyed as such. When these submerged lands were transferred to the State of Florida they were also considered to belong to the public. Both the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army Corps of Engineers cannot issue permits for projects that are determined "not to be in the best interest" of the public. I, along with many others, feel that this application should be denied. I would like to request that the Board of County Commissioners provide an official letter to the United States Coast Guard outlining our concerns and the concerns of our citizens over the impact these structures, both the bridges and docks, will have in preventing navigation through these waterways. These channels have been open to the public since before Florida was a State and it is our duty to make sure they are open to the public in the future. JULY 69 1999