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i r JUN 5 1974 CHAIRMAN LOY ASKED THAT THE RECORDS INDICATE THAT THIS PETITION HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND SAID SHE WOULD WRITE A LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO THE CIVICS CLASS ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR PETITION.AND THEIR INTEREST, L, S. THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR, INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ALL POSSIBILITIES ARE BEING INVESTIGATED IN REGARD TOr,PRESERVING MCKEE JUNGLE GARDENS FOR THE PUBLIC. AN EX- TENSIVE BROCHURE IS BEING PREPARED TO PRESENT TO THE STATE, WHICH INCLUDES REPORTS FROM THE URBAN FORESTER, THE ENVIRON- MENTALISTS, THE AUDUBON SOCIETY, ETC. r COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD OBSERVED THAT THE MERRILL BARBER BRIDGE WAS BEING OPENED DURING THE HOURS THAT IT WAS DESIGNATED TO BE CLOSED TO BOAT TRAFFIC. THE BOARD AGREED THAT ANYONE NOTICING SUCH A VIOLATION SHOULD CALL IT IN IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THIS SITUA- TION COULD BE CHECKED OUT, ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS REPORTED ON THE WORKSHOP MEETING HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF•TRANSPORTATION IN FORT LAUDERDALE IN REGARD TO THE PROPOSED 5 -YEAR BIKEWAY PLAN, CHAIRMAN LOY DISCUSSED THE DANGEROUS SITUATION CREATED BY BICYCLISTS CROSSING MERRILL BARBER BRIDGE. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS TO CHECK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN REGARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF BICYCLISTS USING THE SIDEWALKS ON MERRILL BARBER BRIDGE TO WALK THEIR BICYCLES ACROSS, ATTORNEY MARTIN SATAVA APPEARED REPRESENTING ORANGE BLOSSOM COACH LINES, INC,, AND MADE HIS PRESENTATION, ASKING THE BOARDS SUPPORT OF THEIR PROPOSED BUS SERVICE 11411 r eoox 20 PAG475