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WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 1973 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MET IN REGULAR.SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE, VERA -BEACH, FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY, -APR m 4, 1973 -AT 8:30 OlcLOCK AA. PRESENT WERE ALMA LEE LOY, CHAIRMAN; EDWARD J. MASSE V', VICE CHAIRMAN; WILLARD W. SIEBERT. JR.; JACK U. DRITENBAS AND_RfCHARD P. BOGOSIAN. ALSO PRESENT _WERE JACK G. JENNINGS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; PAUL D. BURCH, ATTORNEY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; L.S. THOMAS AND ELIZABETH FORLANI, DEPUTY CLERKS. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ASKED IF T14ERE WERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH 21, 1973, THERE WERE NONE AND ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MINUTES OF MARCH 21, 1973 AS WRITTEN. FRED E. BAKER, JR., PRESIDENT OF THE INDIAN RIVER CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD APPEARED AND PRESENTED A PETITION WITH 5,300 SIGNATURES ENDORSING THE 17TH STREET BRIDGE SITE AND THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION: WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY GOVERNMENTAL BODIES THAT A BRIDGE OVER THE INDIAN RIVER AT 12TH STREET IS NOT FEASIBLE BECAUSE IT WOULD SPAN AN AQUATIC. PRESERVE; AND WHEREAS, THE UNDERSIGNED PETITIONERS KNOW THAT THE WIDENING OF THE MERRILL P. BARBER BRIDGE IN LIEU OF A SECOND BRIDGE WOULD ONLY INCREASE THE PRESENT CONGESTION; AND WHEREAS, NO ALTERNATIVE SITE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY DISCUSSED OTHER THAN A SECOND BRIDGE AT 17TH STREET; AND WHEREAS, IT HAS BECOME EVIDENT THAT IF IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NOT TAKEN, THE BUDGETED STATE FUNDS WILL BE EXPENDED IN ANOTHER COUNTY; NOW, THEREFORE, THE UNDERSIGNED PETITIONERS STRONGLY.URGE THE CITY COUNCIL AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO IMMEDIATELY APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE AT 17TH STREET ACROSS THE INDIAN RIVER, AND TO REQUEST THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO COMMENCE CON- opuk M, em -467