UF00083568_00013.pdf

UF00083568_00013.txt

UF00083568_00013_pdf.txt

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Honoreble Ferris Bryent
Ocels. oride

Deer Mr. Bryent:

Knowing of your interest in weter resources develop-
mento-end especielly in the progrem oi the Centrel end Southern
orids Flood Control Dietrich-we would like to provide you with
e brief outline of needed ectivity. es seen irom the Dede County
viewpoint. {or bringing ebont the menimnm benefit irom this im~

menee Project.

Much of this ectivity hes elreedy been initieted

in verying degrees. but continued end even greeter effort will

be neceeeery (or finel success. As governor oi this Stete. you
will be in position to give e personel impetus to this Project.

end we heve tehen the liberty oi recommending severel opportun-
ities for specific service.

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tivities et the Proig level. As the Centrel end
Southern r ontro oject consists of e plen of im-
provement (or the entire eree it embreces (over is 000 sqnere

miles in l. counties). it follows thet enything helpinl to the Pro-
jectesewholecenelsobehelplnl tocompooenterees snches

Dede County.
thet the Project remeln heelthy.

Forthisreeeonitis importenttotheConnty
Severel ectivities ere necess-

ery in this regerd. described below in terms 0! the objective to
be eccomplished.

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The rete oi epproprietions must be increesed ior
more reyid instelletion of Project works. This
epplies primerily to iederel epproprietione. but
e proportionel increeee in stete funds will eleo
be necessery. A $25 000 000 per yeer level oi
combined epproprietions is considered the desir-
eble goel.

Congressionel eothorisetions must be increesed
to include sniteble plens of imyrovement for erees
oi the District now being neglected. There ere
severel such erees in Dede County.

Cost-shoring most be put on e sound end uniiorm
besis. eppliceble to eech new euthorisetion. To-
werd this end. Dede County hes undertaken the
eesembly oi iniormetion to illustrete in deteil how

much of the Project costs ere elreedy being borne

by locel interests-4 utter oi besic importence
which the flood Control District hes neglected.

Plenning of Project works must be expedited.
hell cepebilities oi the Corps oi Inginme.

Flood Control District end County egenciee must

be utilised simulteneoosly in en integreted. comple-
mentery teshion for most efficiem results. Pleno
ning deleys ceused by red tepe must be minimised

by simplifying procedurel processes.

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Construction of Project works must be scheduled
in such s msnner thet sveileble iunds cenbe most
effectively end edventegeously utilised. Protec-
tion at humen life. economic benefits to be do-
rived. end the contribution of locel interests ere
{ectors to be considered in essigning priorities.

Activities et the District level. The Flood Control Dis-
trict wee creeted to represent RE interests in pertnership with
the federel government in this joint. multi-purpoee proiect. The
District. however hes long since essomed en identity of its own
end. in pursuing e chenged concept of its responsibilities. often

loses sight oi legitimte locel needs.

bieny locelities here too

much et stehe to heve their needs overlooked or erbitrerily dis-

missed.

The tect thet Dede County wes forced to represent its

own cese before Congress this yser is en exemple oi the District's
feilure to meet its primery obligetion. There ere severel possi-

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bilities for improving this situetion.

Closer lieison between the District end locelities
must be initieted end meinteined for two rsssons:
(e) to stey iniormed of locel desires end needs.
end (b) to keep locel interests advised of Prdject
ectivity in order thet locsl wot-it might be hormon-
ised with the higher level. Dede County's emper-
ience reveels thet needed lisison efforts usueily
hove origineted with the County.

Locelities should not wsit to be sshed. but should.
to a. meat of their technicel onpghllitiel. item-
ice in deteil the weys end meens the Dietekt cnu
be helpful to their desired ends. This is being

done by Dede County.

in some ceses, especielly those involving the
pinning of specific locel works. the iocelity
should be privileged to esteblish direct lisison
with the Corps oi tnginsers to insure thet its
views ere ecouretely end edequetsly represented.

To effect e true multi-purposs. comprehensive
progrem. it is essentiel thet letitude be provided
for the inclusion of occesionel sdditionel functions
end responsibilities not envisioned et the outset
but leter shown to be dssireble. in this respect.
the limited Project scope edhered to by both the
District end the Corps hes been e serious dised-
ventege. This inexibility must be overcome by

encoureging e breeder-purpose philosophy.

it is ondenisbly true thet certein locelitiss. inter-
est groups end individuels hsve benefited (rem
speciel consideretion by the District not consis-
tent with the overeli purposes of the Project.
while other locelities end interests here been
lergely ignored. Such discriminetory prectices
must be elimineted. Dede County {eels thet cere-
ful documentetion of the District's notions over
the pest severel ysers will be highly useful for
estehlishing e policy guide (or the future. end
will. in efisct. represent en eveluetion of Dis-
trict policy end progrem such es you proposed

in your recent cempsign.
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Dear hin Bryane: ICnowmg of your mterest m wattir resources develop, ment-..and especally in the program of the Central and Southerri Florida Fload Cantrol District..we would like to provide you wit a br ief outi in e of needed activity, a a steel from the Dade County viewpoint, for bringing abotit the marimum bem:fit frati shes :m. mende Projeen Much ofthis activity ba-. alrt-ady been inittated in varymg degrees. but continued and even greater effort v.-sti be necessary for fmal success. As governor of thir. State. you wall be in positaon to gwe a personal impaua to tha Progeet, and we have uken the liberty af recomme-nding :Icveral opportun ines for specifar service. Activ'thes at the: Project it:yel. As che: Cer:teal and southernn Flor ida Flood C wer el Pray!:ct e: rns i at a of a pla n :ai improvn:mem l'otthe erstere area a emisraces lover s 'i (10(r square mitt'd it) 18 000micel), it tol!Uwe that ADything he:lpful to the Proect as a whole can abo be helpful to component areas such as Dade County, For this re-asan it to imoorant to tae County that the Project remain haahby. Seve.ral activtt:en are necesaary ni the regar':1, described -at-iow in terms af the obje:ctie to be accomplish<:d. t. The rate at appropriatioria must I:'e -iv:rcles'ri:1 for more rapia instal.lzLion of Prog!ct works. Yhts a pplies pr i mar il y to i'rmat tren te i thist rgte in -:! 2211 how much of the Project ec.m are already being borna by loal mterests--a maner of Manc importance which the Flood Control Dastrict hea nyaciem 4. Punning of Project work a must be expedita-d. Staff capabihties of the Corps of li-ngineers. Flood Cor:trol District and County agencies must be maliz.eri simultaneously in ar integrated camp me.tary fashion for mon efflejem resteks. Planning daays caused by red tape must be minimizm

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". G:wl.1euriion af Project wearks rr:ma be st-heduled in such a manne.r that availdle funds can be m.:an effe'citvi:ly :.nid a:.lvsageously unlizei. Proiec. t":Gu .--f butraili lifts, et:orlamic b<:nd:|:tri hj be derived, an:i tlie conl.ritmingi 0% loGil infert:sta are C-:4:.tys o !1e considered in assigniTlg pr]Oritten, tatues at the !]>nrict leve!. The Fload Control Di=;, tric. was ermai to reprmnt local inferasts in partnersijup with the helf.-ral gc.ve.rrament ira thira jour,1, muni-piirpose project. The Distric:, hmt-evy locatir.21:3 have tuo retch at stake to have. thetr werde overlooked or :arbitrarily du.. rr.issed. 3 he tact chat Dwie Courtty was torcs a spi:e i ah r b.:: a e i nyo) vi r:g i hpjaan i rg: of -spec i fi c. 1i, !Im i c-en i il y e.hesuj.1 br: [;rn: L 07-! to e Cit sol i / b -:! tr in:1 1m i nors with r.he Carpel of Er:gines:c, t. Gr.-ler'012 :t: mu:e sue r:reuraioly aa.:! ade:p:at--lv repr-:vemerj. 4. Tc. 1:ffect a rru