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Miranda to: Demeter. to the central end southwest Florida Uster
:Wnt District Steeriu emu-e. buds of
Cwnty Ccmissioners within the proposed District,
end interested individuals
E's-x1. John 1; \vmeld. mmtor
Department or Water Resources
Bthect: Suzanne: ugulnti'n $4. treeu 1?. Metric!
'ue ere cttsehing Iineogrsphed copies or e draft of 0 suggested legis-
lative set to crests s ester mat district ln Scuthvest norms end
in the western portion of centre]. Florida.
You will note thst the butt shoes sltemtive nthods at achieving
desired ends in several instsnees end that the legal descriytinns of the
lends included in the District end the subdivision of the district into
basins hes been matted. It will be necessary for the Steering Gal-sittee
to nhe sane belie decisions before these items csn he completed. In the
matinee, however, we have the knowing reeauendntidna to serve es guides
in mocking the decisions:
hemadetions :
1. net the n. of the district he "be Snuthesst Florida Rster
Contml (or Mr memes-sat) District." ms word cents-er hes been
mitted to prevent oonmsion between the central and Southern norm
flood Contra]. District. end the new organisstlon. use words "Flood
Oontml' hm been muted tc point up the basic philosephy of cunts.
hshsive water nun-mm for $1; legitimate purposes.
.2. That the distrlnt include sum->211th the me sham inside
the hesvy black line on the attuned up. The setnsl descriptions in
the legislstive set will be by Legal lend lines end hence will only
npproxinste this vsternned boundary. LI 1'. cu.- $~15¢9Ql0n thst the dls-
trict might include:
(s) All or Ohsrlotte, Season, meets, herdee. m,
nmsbomuh. Pinellss, Fssco, Bermuda, Citrus end Sutu-
counties.
(b) be psrts of Highlands and Polk counties not included
in th. Central end smith. Florid- nood Control District.
(1:) The western portion of Orange County not included in
the central sod Southem norms nood Control District and
includinglsndsdrsininsintcuke Apophenndothertrihu-
tsriesoitheOhleueheRimnuin. Thicvillexcludesllor
northeastern portion or the county including both Orlsndo end
the City of W uhich drein north end out into the St.
Johns River.
(d) All of the portion. of hole end Dix-ion Counties lying
within the cklsvshe end Uithlncoochee River drain-u: besins.
his would mlude a lull section of each of these counties
lyinseestotthedividebetveenthemehs Riverendthe
St. Johns River.
(c: All cf Alec'nue county Lying within the drainage basins
of the Cklsuehs Enter. this would include the City of
Gainesvule end the ores mining to Like lemon as well so
Ill 0! the southern portion of the county.
(f) All of levy county lying in either the Reasons River
hsin or the hithlscooche River Min.
(3) m of Gilchrist 0mm 1m within the Hscesss River
Basin. This mid exclude the City or match end not or
Gilchrist county inch in in the Swennee River hein.
3. Rut thecdviee ofthninctotuldstettotthecemol endaou-
thcrn n ride Flood Control District be sought in order thet the boudsry
between the two districts light be designated to correct new door dis-
crepsnciee nch have been found in the locetion of the existing central
and Southern Florida Flood Control District batman-y. he boundary on
finally established should as our ee pouible follow the divide between
stress tributary to the Pesce, Bithlecooehee end Oklmhe Rivers. and
those stream tributary to the nosinee end Csloosnhetchee Rivers and
Lake Gtcechobee.
b. That the Major River heino' as used in the suggested legisletion
to delicate dress in which nenhere o! the governing boerd ehould reside
and for which seperste "hesin Advisory Connitteco" should be desisntted
should include:
(a) In the lillshorouah heein all of Hillahorouh, Polk
and Pesco aunties thst drain into the musbomgh River
or into the stress between tb Iillebomuah River end the
Marie River that discharge directly into hillshoroush new;
Enceptinathou lends inPsncoOountydreiningtotheins
borough River but lying north or U. 5. My 98;
(h) In the Fence River ell lands in Folk, hordee, manta,
highland: nod min-totte- Countch dreinine into the Pence
River except the lende dreiniog into Lehee lowery, Venn,
ute and Julienne an in Pain moot: which are priaerily
tributary to the Oklmhe and Htthleeooohee Rivenhut which
have ueondory mtlete into the Pence Biwr Benin;
(o) in the Uithlecooehee River ~ all lensie draining to the
Hithieeooehee end the Little mun-coach River- except
those lands lying out of the boundary between Peeeo Count:
and Polk County north of U. s. highway 98, out or the
boundary between Pelee County end Sumter County, out of
the moor-y netween hemendo end tuner mun-,2": of
on extension of the border between hormone end Btu-tor
Gountiea northverd to State highway 50 end in aunt" end
Lake countie- tenth of State Kim 50;
(d) In the cklawahn River hum ell ionde dreinin. to tribu-
taries of the oueweho River except those portions in lake
and Polk Owntiee lying tooth of Stone Highway 50 end west
or U. 5. Bighwry 27;
(e) lo the cult Stre-a Benin ell the lands draining into
the neverel eta-e dieohergina directly into tidel voters
including the erceeee River. eryetel River, lollie River,
Pithlaeheecootie River, Anolote River, the Creek, Swot
Voter Creek, Alene River. Little lenetee River. lboetee
RiVer, We River, end intervening atten- excepting
tho-e included in the other four heeine;
(r) Excluded tron ell or the heoine and therefore to he
honeyed directly by the Board of covet-non without en
intervening edvilory canittee, end to he mood tron
the District wide ed voloren teat, ie the eree of Green
8m wherein the definition of haein hounderiee in diffi-
cult end water eon he diverted to two or more holine-
!hia em for the he of convenience in liaited to the
lenda lying vent or U. 5. Highway 27 in lake and Polk
counties; north or end including Lehee lottery, Von, little
and Julienne in Poll: County; north of Interstate highway
1- no. in ere-aim over the Seaboard Rein-cod to ite
crooning over 0. 8. my yd; north or U. s. meow-y $8
frm Lnteretate My lo to the Pneco County Line; out
or the Penn-Polk, Pam-aster, ileroendo-Sulter linen
extended to interact Stete ood 50 end eouth of Stete
ggad 50 fro the point or interaction to U. 8. him
You will note that we hove owned e an district-wide sill-5e to
cover the coats of operation end neintenenee throughout the dietriet end
the wool. ui eepitel weave-onto in the epeeiel Green Ewen mo donori'hed
in paragraph h (t) above. A aecond nightly larger millage ia mama
to be applied on property within the benefited beoin or sub-beau: for
capital improvement; in en area except. thoee included in the special
Green Swamp ereo.
m on district, if created, would replace all existing water con-
trol agencies and would take over for operation and Minimum axiatin;
water control worn. It would alao eaauna exiatina obligation for each
uorka. here would time be no duplication of tuna in thcae ereaa already
being taxed to support voter control authoritiaa. In tect, where meat
of the capital promote have already been counted, there may be a
reduction in tame.
The Depart-neat. of Voter mean-cu baa prepared. this draft. ea e public
aervice to aid the Interim Steering Cantu: in their undertaking. in
Depart-am. renaina available for ouch aervice ea it can render.
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in peregraph 4 (f) ebove. A seesuu a"lMhtly inrger milla6e le BUSSented to be applied on property withtti the bran, r.itad bassr. or sub-bed1. for capital improvements in 031 r.reas r,:mpt those lac.suded in the special Green Syrimp aren. 3'he new diu i.rict, if created, N:it11d replace al.1 existing water comtro". agencica and would tukt: over for operation and minterienne existing irater centrel uc-rks. It would also assuire existing aligstlone fcr auch works. Toere wu1d thus be no dupliention of taxes 111 those areas already being taxed to slippert water conital authorities. In fact, where aloet of the capital improvements have already teeri completed, Cly!1% may lie a reduction in tame De ]>pertgerat er Meter Rascurces has prepeal tens draft en a public service to sir] the Inter-m Steering Calimittee in thejr undertaking. He Il&iradmeine 2mal.GS evailable for such service 00 it een render.
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