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necessary as there are other areas which were designed to carry heavy loads but are not being used for these purposes. The North Library needs extensive remodeling and expansion. He recommended that the matter be sent to the Library Advisory Board for review and asked whether some of the $15,000,000 allocated for environmental lands purchases could be used for these projects. Director Frame responded that the Library Advisory Board has reviewed the entire proposal and each librarian has been asked to specify the most urgent needs at this time. Commissioner Ginn questioned the funds allocated for the West County Library and commented that she had understood that would be a joint project with Indian River Community College. Commissioner Macht advised that IRCC will provide the land and fund only that part of the project allocated to their use. Commissioner Ginn noted that she would like to workshop this project. Commissioner Macht commented that the county will need libraries in the southwest county area, the northwest county area, and the barrier island, all in the foreseeable future. Commissioner Ginn believed that the county will have to start considering impact fees for libraries and transportation in the near future. George Gross, 1230 39t`Avenue, supported expansion ofboth libraries and expressed his concern with the elimination of the hurricane glass due to the rare books purchased last year by the Florida Historical and Genealogical Association. Some of these books would be impossible to replace. Also, the meeting room used by the Genealogical Association had 4,000 visitors last year from 26 other states and 19 foreign countries and is direly in need of expansion. A referendum held in 1985 indicated that the taxpayers were overwhelmingly in favor of spending on libraries. The circulation in the libraries has doubled and is MAY 239 2000 -55- BOOK c9 rAGE `SU B