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Mu ?bs'4'ad'4 .Ytm.+ +Nare441�k�'.,T=fti` 1141 �Y'S'Z5�.`,@° �w�a»�v,..n�r:,mw,�: sa',•faaF!�i4af�'�Y4 -: _ _ ;a..YA�ta�s _. _ ___ . -. R E S O L U T I O N VERO BEACH -'),INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHEREAS the economic welfare of its membership and the community of Vero Beach is a primary concern of the Vero Beach Indian River County Chamber of Commerce and, WHEREAS evidence has been submitted by many members of said Chamber of Commerce, who comprise the Motel As's'ociation, Res- taurant Association, Downtown Merchants, Plaza Merchants, Treasure- . Coast Plaza Merchants, Board of Realtors, Beach Business Bureau and other interested and concerned parties, which daily indicate that the recent opening of Interstate 95, with its attendant traffic routing around the City of Vero Beach has caused a drastic down- turn in the business of the above named groups -- all these 'tourist - oriented businesses -- said downturn amounting to a 25% to 35% decrease in business conditions in a short'24 hour period follwing said opening and routing of I-95, and has continued at this depressed level ever since, and, WHEREAS the tourist -oriented -businesses in Vero Beach and Indian River County is our second most important industry,(Citrus!'#1), and, WHEREAS the existing conditions cannot be permitted to continue without grave economic consequences in Vero Beach, and in the establishments of several effected taxpayers and Chamber members, and, WHEREAS there is no apparent reason for the re-routing of passenger traffic around Vero Beach, other than reasons unknown and, WHEREAS it appears that truck routing around Vero Beach a , without disturbing the normal flow of passenger traffic into Vero ISeaavla could be a accmoanpl.ishad by tlaca proper signing programs on State Road 600 at, and east of the terminus of I-95 and, WHEREAS this completion of the widening of State Road 60 from 1-95 tidal to Vuro bea cli is an integral p.Rr.t of the whole problem. 1 r�' NOV $j 1970