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Commissioner/Chairman Chris Craft responded that his staff and the Board would <br />monitor the process through its stages and it was their goal to have as little negative impact as <br />possible, preferably none, and that is why they have language in the ordinance ("fiscally <br />neutral") to avoid any community or taxpayer supplementing any part of that development. <br />Tom Cowan, President of Flying Ranches, also expressed concern from his community. <br />They believe it is a major mistake to allow a development of this size to go into a major <br />agricultural zoned area. They were also concerned about the water and the intended <br />consumption per day among other things. He urged reconsideration of this project. <br />Doug Bournique, Indian River Citrus League announced that Rural Land Stewardship <br />(RLS) are recommendations of the Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast, which they <br />endorse, and it was the work of a lot of people looking at options for this region. He believed <br />they needed to have options and give value to the people who live here. He saw this as a great <br />project that should go forward. <br />Bo Griffin, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) <br />commented that in light of continued urbanization of Florida's environmentally sensitive areas <br />and the need to maintain economic viability of the agricultural industry, the FDACS strongly <br />supports the Rural Land Stewardship program and are willing to be co -holders of a perpetual <br />easement. He stated that such an easement should help keep agriculture viable for years while <br />also maintaining areas for wildlife and surface and ground water recharge in perpetuity. <br />Joseph Paladin, Chairman of the Growth Awareness Committee (a private sector <br />organization), resident and Developer of Indian River County, posed several questions to St. <br />Lucie County Commissioners as follow: (1) has St. Lucie County adopted Senate Bill 360 <br />(SB360); and (2) what was the level of service they have on US 1 at this time. To the former <br />February 19, 2007 14 <br />Joint Workshop/St Lucie <br />alms <br />