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JA»221975 ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD OF A LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATING THAT THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY HAS REQUESTED THE CLOSING OF A GRADE CROSSING LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF VICKERS ROAD AND FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY MILE POST 217 ¢ 3226' NEAR SEBASTIAN. A PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 1:00 O'CLOCK P.M. ON FEBRUARY 11, 1975 IN THE COUNTY COMMISSION ROOM FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE APPOINTED EXAMINER RECEIVING TESTIMONY INVOLVING THIS CROSSING. A MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT THEY STRONGLY OPPOSE THE CLOSING OF THIS CROSSING AT VICKERS ROAD AND TO INSTRUCT THE ATTORNEY TO PREPARE THE PROPER INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING BASED ON THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK WITH THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY RELATIVE TO THE OPENING AND SIGNALIZING OF THAT PARTICULAR CROSSING. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT AT THE DECEMBER 18, 1974 MEETING THE CITY OF VERO BEACH HAD INFORMED THE COUNTY THAT THEY WERE IN VIOLATION OF THEIR CODE OF ORDINANCES. CHRIS EKONOMOU, WHO LIVES NEXT DOOR TO THIS COUNTY OWNED PARCEL, COMPLAINED,TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH THAT THE UNDERBRUSH EXCEEDED 12 INCHES.- AT THAT MEETING THE BOARD INSTRUCTED THE COUNTY AD - t. MINISTRATOR TO NOTIFY THE CITY OF VERO BEACH TO CLEAN THAT LOT IMMEDIATELY AND BILL THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT HE DID WRITE A LETTER TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH. MR. EKONOMOU CAME INTO THE COURTHOUSE AND INFORMED MR. JENNINGS THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH WILL NOT CLEAN THE LOT IM- MEDIATELY, BUT THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND THAT THERE IS A 60 DAY WAITING PERIOD. THE ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT MR. EKONOMOU WOULD LIKE THIS LOT CLEANED IMMEDIATELY AND IS REQUESTING THE BOARD TO INSTRUCT HIM TO TAKE COUNTY FORCES AND EQUIPMENT AND CLEAN THE LOT. -12- BOOR _2 12 BOOK2 E12