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"turtle folks" to risk his home. A turtle would have had to bury the eggs five feet down in <br />the sand and ten feet back in the dune. Any existing turtle eggs are gone, washed out to sea <br />along with his beach stairs and dune sands. <br />Mr. Tabar estimated it would be at least two weeks before the beach profile would be <br />available. <br />Vice Chairman Adams stressed we don't have that kind of time; we have bent over <br />backwards to help with the HCP (Habitat Conservation Plan). She continued that if that is <br />the response we are going to get from the State, then her suggestion was that the Board <br />should revoke the HCP agreement. <br />County Attorney Vitunac suggested that a higher level than staff appeal to the State's <br />higher level. <br />Commissioner Ginn felt the County needed to appeal directly to the Governor's <br />office. She added that south beach has been devastated, with the ocean rolling over the sea <br />wall. <br />County Attorney Vitunac advised there is another method; that the property owners <br />just do it on their own without a permit and the County take no action, but deal with the <br />event afterwards. <br />Chairman Macht suggested the Board ask their "beach expert" (Vice Chairman <br />Adams) to make the necessary calls to Tallahassee. He also asked if the FEMA money <br />would cover the cost for sand from an upland source. <br />Mr. Tabar replied that he and the FEMA group had identified 13,000 feet of county <br />ocean frontage that would be qualified for a temporary berm. The paperwork has been <br />submitted through the office of Emergency Services Director Doug Wright. <br />SEPTEMBER 21,1999 <br />41 <br />