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Page 2. <br />it is necessary for the use of the public due to the increase of <br />agricultural development in the West part of the County to have <br />East-West roads connecting Ranch Road to U. S. Highway #1 and that <br />the only right-of-ways between State Road No. 60 and North Winter <br />Beach Road, which is five and one-half miles, is the right-of-way <br />running from Ranch Road East on Walker Avenue, which Walker Avenue <br />does not go all the way to U. S. Highway #1, and that the only <br />logical road for extension from Ranch Road to U. S. Highway #1 would <br />be North Gifford Road, which is approximately two and one-half miles <br />North of State Road No. 60 and three miles South of North Winter <br />Beach Road; and <br />WHEREAS, said Board in the adoption of the road program for <br />the County on September 2, 1958 did deem and still does deem it a <br />necessity for the proper and orderly development of roads in Indian <br />River County,especially East-West roads, to serve the public having <br />properties, citrus developments and ranches West of Ranch Road and <br />further in order for those parties having groves and ranches and <br />homes'West of Ranch Road to be able to secure the needed labor from <br />the Gifford area to bring them to and from the locations of their <br />work and further in the development of citrus groves, to be able to <br />take fruit and materials to the Gifford area to the packing houses <br />and otherwise, to extend North Gifford Road from its present terminus <br />to Ranch Road; and <br />WHEREAS, in order to extend North Gifford Road to Ranch Road <br />it is necessary to secure the right-of-way between Range Line Road <br />and Ranch Road as above described; and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County has been unable to secure the <br />above described right-of-way through purchase orL.negotiation; now <br />therefore <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian <br />BOOK 9 PACE217 <br />MAY -51965 <br />