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Commissioner Stanbridge agreed that this is basically a real estate transaction. We <br />will be acquiring properties which will be very beneficial to our community. She would not <br />like to look back and say we should have done it and didn't. Administrator Chandler did an <br />excellent job in bringing this forward and it will not be a burden on the taxpayers. <br />Commissioner Tippin stated that he was the only one in the room who had been <br />present at the first Dodgers game in Vero. He was in the high school band in the 8h grade <br />and Lorraine Day autographed his drum head. He complimented staff and advised that he <br />had seen the deGuardiola project in Palm Beach County and felt it is fantastic. <br />Mayor Bowden questioned how title to the property will be held, and Administrator <br />Chandler advised that title would be addressed in the Interlocal Agreement between the <br />County and the City. <br />Chairman Adams opened the floor for questions and comments. <br />Sid Turner, 8775 20' Street, loved the Dodgers but had concerns about the MOU and <br />felt the $1 per year lease payment would not be fair. <br />John Clinton, 3606 Mockingbird Drive, was opposed to the transaction and felt that <br />free enterprise works and government should not be involved in the process. <br />Bobbie Greenlees, President of Taxpayers' Association, read the following letter of <br />July 24, 2000: <br />JULY 24, 2000 -7- <br />BX 114 PG 313 <br />