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Brian Heady presented several photos of the beaches and spoke against public <br />paying for sand replacement because he believes the beaches are accreting on their own. If <br />it is going to be done anyway, he favored giving the project to a local provider. <br />Henry A. Fischer (see item 9.B.2.) advised the Board that a lawsuit will be filed by <br />PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility). He recommended replacing <br />sand from the upland not by offshore dredging. <br />Bibble Irvin bid $25 for the project saying the beaches are not eroding to the extreme <br />stated. He presented and compared photographs of certain beaches from 1957 to the present <br />and asserted the beaches have remained the same. He believed that if people build on a <br />dune, they should be responsible for whatever losses they incur and that sand pumping will <br />negatively affect the reefs and sandy beach. (Photos were not provided to the Clerk.) <br />Fred Mensing, 7580 129' Street, Sebastian, believed it is reckless to dredge sand <br />from offshore, that it would be safer to use a local provider of sand delivered by truck. <br />Charles Cramer, Fischer & Sons, complained that upland source contractors were <br />excluded from the bidding process. Fischer would like to do it and it would be cheaper. <br />Mr. Gorham reviewed the bid process at the request of Acting Vice Chairman Ginn. <br />Commissioner Adams called the question, but Acting Chairman Macht, Acting Vice <br />Chairman Ginn, Commissioner Lowther, and Commissioner Neuberger wanted public input <br />and discussion to continue and did not wish to vote on the motion at this time. <br />December 17, 2002 <br />