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as well as assist citrus growers in maintaining economically viable farming operations in <br /> their groves . He looked forward to working with Liberta Scotto , Water Quality Extension <br /> Agent, the Cooperative Extension Service , the Indian River Soil and Water Conservation <br /> District and the U . S . Department of Agriculture ' s Metro Resource Conservation <br /> Commission to help implement this project . <br /> Liberta Scotto commented this will be the first of many grants , hopefully , that will <br /> come to Indian River County to help implement best management practices to improve water <br /> quality for the Lagoon and other areas of the county including the St . Johns River marshes . <br /> Vice Chairman Stanbridge added that it is hoped this program will be expanded in the <br /> future to include the urban areas as well . The citrus and other growers have stepped forward <br /> wanting to do their part . She expected to be seeing Troy many times with many more <br /> checks . <br /> Mr . Rice added that the funding for this project goes toward water quality and habitat <br /> improvement projects and is being provided by the Indian River Lagoon license tags ( ` ` snook <br /> tags " ) which have been purchased by county residents who have paid $ 15 additional for <br /> those tags . <br /> (Ms . Scotto took a photograph of the check presentation to commemorate the event . ) <br /> 6 . A . APPROVAL OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 4 2001 <br /> The Chairman asked if there were any corrections or additions to the Minutes of the <br /> Regular Meeting of September 4 , 2001 , there were none . <br /> ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED BY <br /> Commissioner Tippin , the Board unanimously ( 4 - 0 , Chairman <br /> Ginn absent ) approved the minutes of September 4 , 2001 , as <br /> written and distributed . <br /> October 2 , 2001 <br /> 7 <br />