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for purchase of that part thereof not being used by the Department of the Air Force, the same being described as Township 32 South, Range 40 East, Tallahassee Meredian, Florida, Section 20, 11 lot 1, the East 10 acres, as shown in plat of survey approved December 26, 1859, except the -- South 1,000 feet (7.8 acres) containing 2.2 acres, now in Indian River County, Florida, and after a period of approximately one year, the Bureau.confirmed that this approximate 2.2 acres 9 was surplus to the needs of the government and that this portion was available to the County for purchase under the Recreation Act, and on June 3, 1958, the County again made application i for the purchase of this protion to the Bureau and then on December 17, 1958, the County was advised by the Bureau that the Department of the Air Force had again requested the withdrawal, 6 i of this portion of this land from its surplus status; and, p WHEREAS, The Honorable Paul G. Rogers, a member of this Sixth District of Florida in the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States has received a letter • from the office of the Secretary of the Department of the Air Force, dated April 9, 1959, l stating that the Department of the Air Force intends to trade and exchange this part of these lands with an adjoining property owner for the mutual benefit of the Department of the Air w Force and said adjoining property owner; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that this Board does herewith express its considered feeling and judgment that these actions of the Department of the Air Force as hereinbefore recited demonstrate a lack of regard for thej i rights and interests of the people of Indian River County, Florida, and they indicate a' I willingness on the the Department Air Force part of of the to cooperate with one landowner to the exclusion of and contrary to the best interest of the. citizens of this County. That in addition to the urgent need of the citizens of this County for the lands in question as a i' public park, the proposed exchange of lands by the Department of the Air Force is not to the plbest interest of the United States of America for the reason that the lands owned by the government proposed to be exchanged with the adjoining landowner have, in the judgment ofthis Board, a value in excess of the lands, rights and privileges to be received by the government in said proposed exchange; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the circumstances as outlined in this Resolution be i` ibrought to the attention of the President of the United States, the Senators from Florida in the Con ress of the United States, g n at s, the member of Congress representing this Sixth District lof Florida in the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Department of the Air Force r Iwith the urgent request that they or any one of them immediately.y cause said proposed exchange to be abandoned and that said land be restored to #s prior status of surplus to the needs of 1 1� the government and that the application of Indian River County, Florida, for purchase of the 'n same under the terms of the Recreation Act be approved and said lands conveyed to said County for use as a public park. Sherman Smith, stated that he had received the appraisal on all the remaining right- of-way parcel needed for Glendale Road. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Hamilton seconded b .� y Commissioner Macdonald and carried, the Board accepts and approves the appraisal'of:Jewett Appraisal Service for Glendale Road and this Board further directs that each of the remaining �dproperty owners be offered the amount of appraisal as set forth by the Jewett Appraisal I Service.