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MICHAEL DURWIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BICYCLE PATH <br />COMMITTEE, DISCUSSED PHASE I OF THE SUGGESTEDBICYCLE <br />PATH PROGRAM WITH THE BOARD. PHASE I COVERS THE MOST <br />IMPORTANT AREAS, MAINLY THOSE SURROUNDING THE SCHOOLS, <br />IT WAS AGREED THESE SHOULD HAVE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY. THE <br />BICYCLE PATH COMMITTEE IS REQUESTING THE BOARD TO WRITE <br />THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN REGARD TO DESIGNATING <br />THE EXISTING SIDEWALKS ON STATE ROAD 60 FROM 20TH AVENUE <br />TO KINGS HIGHWAY AS CLASS III BIKEWAYS, WHICH ACCOMMODATE <br />BICYCLISTS AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED <br />ON JUST WHAT WAS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH TURNING'THESE SIDE- <br />.. ._ ... .......... <br />WALKS INTO BIKEWAYS, SUCH AS SIGNS, RAMPS AT INTERSECTIONS, <br />ETC. <br />THE BOARD AUTHORIZED ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS TO <br />WRITE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS REQUESTED BY THE <br />BICYCLE PATH COMMITTEE. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT BEFORE THE <br />BOARD COULD COMMIT ANY FUNDS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF BICYCLE <br />PATHS, HE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET INTO THE BUDGET <br />HEARINGS AND ESTABLISH PRIORITIES, <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY BURCH LEFT THE MEETING AT 4:35 <br />01CLOCK P.M. <br />COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS ASKED THAT THE MINUTES <br />REFLECT THAT THE BOARD HAS HAD CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION ON <br />� THE MATTER OF BICYCLE PATHS AND IS LOOKING FAVORABLY ON AT <br />LEAST A PORTION OF PHASE I OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WITH A <br />DECISION TO BE MADE AT BUDGET TIME AS TO HOW FAR THEY CAN GO <br />INTO PHASE I. <br />CHAIRMAN LOY REQUESTED COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS TO <br />MEET WITH MICHAEL DURWIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BICYCLE PATH <br />COMMITTEE, LEWIS GREENE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE <br />CITY' OF VERO BEACH, AND CITY COUNCILMAN CAMPBELL, TO COMPILE <br />SOME FIGURES IN REGARD TO THE FUNDING OF BICYCLE PATHS TO <br />BE PRESENTED AT THE BUDGET SESSION. <br />65 <br />r <br />MAY 2 DDO 51 <br />1�� 2U PA94 <br />