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t.1i1'luteB' of t,hn t~ol)t,}nf'~l 'l'wHHlaf. Ml.il'ch 7, 1961.
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Tho m8ot;lng wntl cc'd,Jnd Le. oJ"dor r.t.t 3:15 p~ 14.... by the Vice-
Gha:h'mtlll, J;lr~ H~)lJde. PJ'{:l:1~H1t WOl."t! l.'iernbul't-J Harries) Oates and l-1ylandeTl
lJlr~ Jtot.t;ig of tjh{~ gnglnoOl'.tng Dopart:.ment, and !~1r. \"lolle. . preglent
o.lO"'?'111.P..2~.nv.!:y.o. t!9l!..J:!!~~!.},lr .._~~ra.J>. POlitlp.':l, }lld~~~~.!:1-aJ., p.~e ctor~ O.r
t;rre ear\Wlto rlJ"hanmoX' o!'lSOmmorco.. . Memt)or u:~ IInway jo~ned tihe
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Rxcerptr.; from u GhnlTliHilr of COIlunet'ce indur~tr:Lal brochure ~"el'e. rH,s..
tribute.d to t.1embol"g. 'rh.(Hh~ cov<H'ed general information' concerning
the Clear\'latl:!r Indus trjal Park (l.n.th map 01' the park sho'lling l1tunber
of ~H~res. 'in i.ndi vicIual ,tract3 . - total 125 a(.~re::l) and summary of the
protective covenants of the park~
t'\r" POl.ters discussed with the Board varlous statist...ic.~ ~ status
of presfJ:ut development,. exten t of undeveloped acreage, and problems
encountered in administration and promotion of the Industrial Parka.
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He mentioned ono~ problem of development as being l'la3te disposal and
lack of city SG\'/er canna ction. Ho no tocl.tha t the closest salt;e.r line
is at least 3/J". of' a mile a\'laY and l~hat the State industrial code re-
quires qutt~e an e.laborate sanltary syste.m_ The possible good effect
of the Eurthar improvenant of access roads to the area (Sunnydale ~ld
Belcher Road) was discussed" He discJ.osed that the Indus'l,l:'ial Com-
mittee \'-Ias curr.ently working to int,erest one large indust.l'Y in parti-
cular in locating i.n the CJ.eHJ.'l"later Industrial Park and ths. tithe
prospects looked 'favorable 0 He statod thl:\t in his op:i.nion tourism
has established a platJea1..t and the area rollS t find oth(H' sources of in-
comB. He emphasized that indu.strial C.GV':) lopme nt is the most highly
competitive thing in this country today and that,in order to get in-
dustries a locality must have desirable places to put themp To
quota: "There is an absoluto need for gCl~) d sites" Do not tak(:!' prop-
erty out of industrial Gl.1ssificilt,ion 'l'l.i.Lhout. (1 great deal of t.hought.."
Upon inquiry by !tr< \IClll(~ au to ,>,hat rh:~gr2t') i.nflnt.ed land valuefJ
played in g~verl1ing industrial use ~ Ilf~ r'(~pliecl that prOp6ff!'t.y generally
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in the Clearwater t~rHH can he cOlwidorod au inrlatod butj that land
prico should not be a detorrn:J.u:i.nc; fal~to:r'. i',w. Gates expressed the
opinion that roads and ~H.m.lt;~l'l:'Y fncjJ.:it.ies would bo more important
than t.he CDS t of land"
. In making .!:l comp.:\rison to industrlal covona.lo'1ts nationally,
l'ilr.. PO\oJers labele.d Cll~LU"'U'lt;Ul." a as much less strict.. He pointed out,
that industry in the ,Park could be considered not only a payroll pro-
ducer but beneficial. to tho eommunity in many \'Jays, und that many 0(:- .
that 'the Clear,.,ator Chanitier of COI~nerce' has no connectiun \'lith the
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l-1r a Powers stated ,j
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. Ctlpants ,~uuld produco other tndustrie3.
The .Board ''las advised that
the administrators have tri.ed to esbablioh a "rule of thumb" of, 35 .
employees 'per acre but 'that there are industries in the park that
fallbelt'W that figure"
Continental Optical Company was named as
'the only indus try thu L pre scn t,2.y fits into all the covenant.s.
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Park l-:as defined as a "series of industrial sites""
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political en ti ty o.f the ci ty limits of Clearwr'3.t~er and that if they
cannot suit a prospect clos~r to ClearHater, then they will shO\'l him
areas within 25 or 30 miles \':ith t.he basic' iclea t,hat \'lba.t~ i5 of bone-
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fit t.o Pinellas County or the State of F'lorida will benai'it Clearwater
also. He explained that they solicit (;omp.-'lnieu tha1~ have been ori-
ented to th(:\ Flor.ida I':tarket; as, .firms that~ d1. sl~I'lbutB nat~lonally are
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usually not intere sted in \/-9st Coast sj, tes u H'J 5tres;H~d the fact
that in this sol:tcitnt.:ton it was import-ant to o.f'fel.~ se~'vice,lJ to
familias l~ovj.ng t.() thi.5 area in connection \;,i th l"olocatirtn of ilt-
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'llhG !!lDtteI' of taxai.~:!.on ~llyler tho pr080nt 3E~t,'~1l? \vas d13cus:-H~d.
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briefly. 1.11'0 Powers gave his opinion that. the~:'€ 1;Jould b,.J no [\ dvan-.
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tage to park occupants in being amlexed to the city (the park is
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aeaut. a. mile. from \,110 ci t.j~ l.lmlt f1) . Iln t~()lu tho Board t;hu t 'our cur-
. rent industries IOUt~t h('j }l~~.,p1i J'll'it,h wi th 1.1' \..,0 Hr'(~ g;l)lng to tlttl"act
new industrial'. ,-1i.illl.loH \'I,':m ,'iIHd~i 'J,.I'l'.lltJ aot:\.v"1.l;io8 01' tho j~CL and
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SAL Railroads, l?lor:fdH l'O\,'dT.' Gm:'pu l'f.l C :trm ~ lWJ Gono ral'l'(~lophono Gom- ,
puny in the pl"omot:i.on ,at' lndui..=ita"'il\.l dtwulopmf:mt ~ Note \-JaB'made that
National AirlinoH ifJ tt1.:l1) titl;\rt~LlII! ftU lucluEJ t1x"ial Development Depart-
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POHers WitS thHnkod .for h:1.s uttenc1anco at the mee.ting and
his informat1.ve pre 8tni1~lltion"
meet:l.ng ,
The minutes. or. the Fobruul'Y 2.1. 196t,A\ha.\".e approved as read..
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The meeting was adjoul'lleti at l~: 05 P" tli..
A sUilllnary. sheet ofl~ar.5h8.11, 3treet. di.sposal operation it/as dis-
tributed vtl th a schenm. tic dru\'iing. or the plant. facilitir:! s and a
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fi.eld trip was made, by mom~er6 to the "j~1arohalJ Street. So\~age Disposal
. 'Plan t .. 'fhe tour "iTa s conduc ta d by J 00' Rae ~ After di 5 cuss ion of
operation at the office and laboratory ,the Board members visited
the 'various plant i'ncilj.tif.JS ,.lith j.1r. Hae. 'ronI' \'/as. completed by .
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de spa. ctfull.y submit t,ed,
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Jack I. HoJ.la~ Seely
City Planner
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