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2. ORIC RODNEY KROEGEL P R DRIVE - CONSIDERAT1W 01 GLAND n The Board reviewed a Memorandum of October 16, 2001: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator DEY�A*TMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: Robert M. treating, AICP Community Development Dire FROM: Roland M. DeB1oiC�P Chief, Environmental Planning DATE: October 16, 2001 i .F U SUBJECT: Board Consideration of Purchase of the Historic Rodnev Kroegel Property on Indian River Drive in Coordination with The Trust for Public Land It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners formally consider the following information at the Board's regular meeting of October 23, 2001. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR), the nation's first refuge, is celebrating its 100 - year anniversary in March 2003. Leading up to a national celebration of that anniversary, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has partnered with Indian River County and other agencies to make progress toward restoring resources in the refuge and toward providing public access improvements to the refuge. For a number of years now, the FWS has been interested in acquiring and protecting the Kroegel Homestead in conjunction with the PINWR. The Homestead, located at the south end of Indian River Drive near Sebastian, is the former home of Paul Kroegel, PINWR's (and the nation's) first wildlife warden. The Kroegel Homestead acquisition project consists of three "core" parcels and other secondary parcels (see attached FWS letter and map). The Trust for Public Land (TPL) has been working with the FWS in an effort to negotiate purchase contracts with the owners of the Kroegel Homestead parcels. TPL has succeeded in negotiating terms on one of the three core parcels, the "Rodney Kroegel parcel" owned by Doug and Wayne Kroegel (Parcel 2 on the attached map). The negotiated purchase price is $400,000 or the approved appraised value (yet to be determined), whichever is less. OCTOBER 23, 2001 -95-