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RESOLUTION NO. 73- 25
WHEREAS, the Secretary of Administration of the Florida
ZuDepartment of Administration has divided the State of Florida into
ten districts for the purpose of regional comprehensive planning as
authorized by Section 23.0115(1) Florida Statutes, and
WHEREAS, Indian River County, has been placed in District
6 with Lake, Volusia, Seminole, Orange, Brevard and Osceola
counties, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian
River County feels that its population, environment and problems
are more closely aligned with St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach and
Okeechobee counties,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
County Commissioners of Indian River County, as follows:
1. That said Board of County Commissioners does hereby
officially object to being included in District 6 with the populous
counties to the North and instructs the County Administrator to
so inform the Secretary of Administration and request that Indian
River County be grouped with St. Lucie, Okeechobee, Martin and
Palm Beach counties, as representing a logical grouping of counties
having similar problems.
2. That the Legislative Delegation for Indian River County
is hereby requested to reconsider the provisions of the "Florida
State Comprehensive Planning Act of 1972" and to amend the act to
provide that the establishment of such regional planning districts
shall not become effective until approved by the Legislature in
the same manner that is provided for the adoption of the State Com-
prehensive Plan under Section 23. 013, Florida Statutes.
3. That certified copies of this resolution be forwarded
to the Legislative Delegation for Indian River County and to the
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Boards of County Commissioners in Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee
and Palm Beach counties, and to the Secretary of the Department
of Administration.
DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 21st day of March, 1973.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Chairman
ATTEST:
Clerk of Circuit Court
Indian River County
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Ralph Harris
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER
The undersigned, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
of the County and State aforesaid, does hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by
said Board of County Commissioners at a meeting held on March 21,
1973, and which has been duly recorded in the Official Minutes of
said Board.
Witness my hand and seal of said Board this 23rd clay of
March , 1973.
RALPH HARRIS, Clerk of Circuit Court