03/13/1985 SpecialCC - 060
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, March 13, 1985
Chapel, Public Service Building
Stock Island, Key West, Florida
A special meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners convened on the above date. Present and
answering to roll call were Commissioner Alison Fahrer,
Commissioner William Freeman, Commissioner John Stormont,
Commissioner Ed Swift, and Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey. Also
present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Kermit Lewin, County
Administrator; Lucien Proby, County Attorney; Charles
Siemon and Lane Kendig, members of the County's Consulting
Engineers Firm; Dr. James Nicholas; members of the Press and
Radio; and the general,public.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
Mr. Charles Siemon of the County's Consulting
Engineers addressed the Board concerning the Draft Plan that
would be presented beginning Monday, March 18th. The Board
then discussed future Public Hearings to consider the pro-
posed Draft Land Use Plan and Map. After discussion, motion
was made by Commissioner Fahrer and seconded by Commissioner
Stormont to call Special Meetings for April loth in Key West
in Courtroom B at the Monroe County Courthouse at 7:00 p.m.,
April 11th at Coral Shores High School Cafetorium in
Plantation Key at 7:00 p.m., and April 13th at 9:00 a.m. at
Marathon High School Cafetorium for the purpose of con-
ducting Public Hearings on the Draft Land Use Plan and Map;
also a Special Meeting on April 26th at 7:00 p.m. at
Marathon High School Cafetorium for the purpose of the con-
sideration of transmittal of the Draft Land Use Plan and Map
to DCA for review. Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Harvey indicated that a Local Planning Agency
Meeting would be held at Marathon High School Cafetorium at
7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 25th for the purpose of con-
sidering the Draft Land Use Plan and Map.
Dr. James Nicholas then addressed the Board and the
public present concerning his Preliminary Report on the
Economic Impact of the Comprehensive Management Plan of
Monroe County. He indicated that since at this time there
was no Plan in effect, that his Preliminary Report dealt
primarily with what he felt would be required by a Plan
which implemented the existing Principles for Guiding
Development. Al Fried, Bob Ernst and Allan DePierrefeu
questioned Dr. Nicholas on several points concerning his
Report.
The Board then proceeded with discussion of the
Preliminary Report.
After further discussion, there being no further
action, the Board adjourned at approximately 11:30 a.m.