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RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Florida's grim traffic death statistics reflect that 72% of last year's traffic fatalities occured on two-lane highways, and • WHEREAS, 65% of all highway accidents occur bn two-lane highways, and WHEREAS, current primary road financing capabilities limit construction to a mere 240 priority miles of Pour -lane divided highways during the next four years, and WHEREAS, the interstate highway system is providing safer highway conditions for long distance. travel but is not the answer to short'distanoe intra -city travel, tourist promotion and industrial; development, and WHEREAS, the Legislature in recent session proposed an amend- ment to Article IX of the State Constitution by more than a three - Quarters majority, declaring that an emergency does exist, and WHEREAS, the aforesaid proposed constitutional amendment will authorize issuance of bonds not to exceed Three Hundred Million Dollars for the construction of four -lane primary highways, and WHEREAS, the projects enumerated in the proposed. amendment will provide over 1200 miles of new four -lane highways to be con-, struoted during the next four years,.and WHER.^a.'S, the Ind. Riv. County Commission, cognizant of and • conscientiously aware of the pressing needs for public safety, industrial development and tourist promotion, and being -keenly aware of the constant need for improvement in Florida's highways so as to make them the safest and most traveled in the'United • States. NOW; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY . • t. -a. COMMISSIONERS OF:INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLA. in meeting assembled this 4th day of August, A. D. 1965, as follows: • 1. To wholeheartedly and enthusiastically endorse the proposed amendment to Article ZX of the Constitution of the State of Florida, 2. To urge'the voters of :he State of Florida to express approval of said amendment to Article SX of the Constitution of Florida by voting favorably on the referendum in tiovember,,1965.. AUF 4