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as Surety, was unanimously approved. On Motion by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Waddell, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the citizens of Indian River County have been injured by the lack of railway passenger service during the period • the Florida East Coast Railway has failed to provide same, and WHEREAS, the citizens•of Indian River.County have been greatly injured by not being able to haveconnecting rail service from Vero Beach to northern metropolitan centers; and WHEREAS, the citizens of Indian River County have sufrered financial damages by the lack of direct railroad traffic from the metropolitan areas of the country to this County; and WHEREAS, the citizens of Indian River County have been extremely injured by the lack of railway mail service and railway express service since the passenger service was removed from, the • Florida East Coast Railway; .and WHEREAS, the limited effort put forth by the Florida East Coast Railway for passenger service is far lacking from what is necessary to serve their citizens and the showing by the Florida East Coast Railway that the service that they are furnishing would endanger the life of any person using said service; and WHEREAS, the Florida East Coast Railway has refused to take steps to furnish passenger service to residents and visitors of this County and to take full advantage of the facility that is available to them; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com- missioners of Indian River County, in regular session this the 8+11 day of December, 1965, that they urge the Florida Public Service Commission in their hearing that they are holding in Vero Beach on December 9 to again require said railroad to provide the many services that were provided by the railroad to the traveling public prior to the strike. i ib ' � 9 DEC 8 1965