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he felt that heavy industry should be kept off the highway but that light industry should be allowed.. Commissioner Waddell moved that the Board hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 17, 1966 at 10:30 o'clock A. M, on the R2B Multi -family District, as recommended by the Zoning Board and also on the re -zoning from Mi, Industrial District to M1A, Restricted In- dustrial District of the strip of land deeeribedA.as:aalltthetoproperty lying between U.S. #1 and the Florida East Coast Railway from the south County line to the north line of Section 30 (Oslo Road) and all that property lying between the Florida East Coast Railway and the Old Dixie Highway from the south County line to the north line of Section 31, all being in Twp 33S, Range 40E. The Motion -waas—s-eaonded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried. Mr. John Smoot of the Indian River County Safety Council appeared before the Board and explained that since the death toll of the County is double that of the same time last year, the Safety Council is thinking about starting a traffic violators school. The Sheriff and/the County Judge have r,E endorsed the school. Mr. Smoot explained how law-enforcement officers would cooperate and how the school would operate. The Board was in favor of the idea and endorsed the Safety Council in,zits endeavor. Motion was made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Haffield and unanimously carried, that the Sheriff be authorized to advertise for bids for lumber for the.Jail Annex to be received by the Board on August 10, 1966 at 9:00 o'clock A. M. Commissioner Waddell moved that the County Engineer is requested to write the_Florida East Coast Railway Company and request a signal and crossing agreement, on a 50-50 cost. sharing basis, for the middle crossing between North and South Gifford roads and is also requested to begin pre- liminary design and right-of-way acquisition.for 25th Avenue between North and South Giffords Roads as a marl road; and also to accept the Florida East Coast Railway's proposal to place signal lights at the Charlie Harris oho Road crossing with the understanding that/the railroad will move them, at their expense, to Citrus Road, if and when it is built. The Motion was seconded by Commissioner Haffield and unanimously carried. JUL 6 1966 BOOK 9 PAGE 651