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I WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian
River County, Florida, has heretofore endeavored to obtain a site
for the South Florida Mental Hospital in Indian River County,
Florida; and,
4HEREAS, the Federal Government has determined that the
proposed site, the former Naval Air Field at Roseland, Florida,
oannot be made available as a site for said mental hospital; and,
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Board of County Com-
missioners of Indian River County that the interests of the State
of Florida would best be served by the State accepting the offer
jl of the Board of County Commissioners of Okeechobee County, Florida,
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I� as a site for said mental hospital; Now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED by thin Board that the Board of Commis-
sioners of State Institutions of the State of Florida be and they
are hereby requested to accept the offer of Okeechobee County,
Florida, as the site for said mental hospital and that the con-
struction of the same be made without delay.
MITCHELL. SMITH L MITCHELL. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. VERO MACH, FWR10A