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E ATTEST: CLERK' e.. CHA I RMA 489 TUESDAY, JULY 5,x,955 The,Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Courthouse at Vero Beach, Indian River County, in a regular meeting at 9:00 a. M. , Tuesday, July 5, 1955, with the following members present: Commissioners 11. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman, J. J. P. • Hamilton, H. C. Watts, Aubrey Waddell. Absent was Commissioner Allison Warren, Also present were E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent; Attorneys George Heath and Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Sam T. Joyce, Sheriff, and Douglas Baker, Clerk. Minutes of June 7th regular meeting, were read and the same approved upon Motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried. A delegation headed by J. F. Meeks appeared before the Board and requested a county road on the Section line between the Airport and Louis Harris Estate. Upon Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and carried, the Board authorized Attorney Heath to prepare a petition for Mr. Meeks and others to obtain the right-of-way for the road, with the understanding that the minimum right-of-way requirement is 70 feet. After the right-of-way is obtained the County will grade and marl the road. The resignation of Gene Hadden, County Sanitarian was accepted by the Board with regret and Robert W. Jennings of Kissimmee, Florida was instructed to report on or about July 15th. Chairman Graves proposed a long range program regarding the,building of a Home for the Aged and for additions to the Courthouse for the Assessor, Collector, Clerk and County Commissioner's Room. Mr. Graves stated that in his opinion the several additions Mr. John T. Ezell and.Ormond Taylor appeared before the Board and requested that the canal be cleared out, the road widened and a larger turn -around space made at Blue Cypress Lake. A committee consisting of Commissioner Waddell and Road and Bridge Superinten- dent E. E. Carter was appointed to work with Mr. Ezell and Mr. Taylor to obtain ideas for long range planning for improvement of the situation at Blue Cypress Lake. Mr. Rivers Anderson representing the Ground Observers Corp of Indian River County, stated a new site for observation posts were needed and would like to use the tower at the airbase. He stated permission had been obtained from Mr. Holman for the use of the tower. Mt. Anderson further stated that a railing on the outside of the tower and a tread to the Courthouse could be constructed for approximately $5,000,00 each, and that the cost for the tome for the aged would be approximately $25,000,00, and he suggested a portion of the latter amount be appropriated in the 1955-56 budget and that the remainder would be appropriated the following year. All members of the Board concurred with Mr. Graves in that his thinking and planning was a good idea and they would cooperate in order that same could be carried out. Mr. John T. Ezell and.Ormond Taylor appeared before the Board and requested that the canal be cleared out, the road widened and a larger turn -around space made at Blue Cypress Lake. A committee consisting of Commissioner Waddell and Road and Bridge Superinten- dent E. E. Carter was appointed to work with Mr. Ezell and Mr. Taylor to obtain ideas for long range planning for improvement of the situation at Blue Cypress Lake. Mr. Rivers Anderson representing the Ground Observers Corp of Indian River County, stated a new site for observation posts were needed and would like to use the tower at the airbase. He stated permission had been obtained from Mr. Holman for the use of the tower. Mt. Anderson further stated that a railing on the outside of the tower and a tread