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Director Boling noted for the record that paragraph 4 on page 3 of the proposed resolution had been reworded and the corrected page had been distributed to the Commissioners prior to the meeting . He responded to questions of Commissioner Adams and Vice Chairman Stanbridge about the location of the property . Steve Henderson , representing St . Johns River Water Management District, read a note from them on their intended use of the property as follows : The current conceptual plan for the property calls for the construction of a water management area with the primary goals being to decrease the nutrient levels of agricultural drainage before it is discharged and to provide water supply for irrigation . It is expected that the site will maintain depths of 3 to 6 feet . Drainage will be received from pumps and discharges will occur by both pumps and gravity . The water management area will decrease fresh water flow into the Indian River Lagoon and improve the water quality of water being discharged in the Blue Cypress Water Management area thus providing ecological benefits to both basins . The SJRWMD has initiated feasibility studies . Some of these studies confirm the feasibility of the conceptual plan . Project design is expected to begin in 2002 . Vice Chairman Stanbridge expressed her concerns for the record about the reservoir area of the Sebastian River watershed . She was concerned that SJRWMD may want to put our Indian River Farms water in that area and she had a great problem with that . She wanted assurance it will not be used as a reservoir area for the Indian River Farms water . Mr. Henderson will let Vice Chairman Stanbridge ' s feelings be known to the SJRWMD . The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this matter . There being none, she closed the public hearing . June 12 , 2001 34 _ BAf