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THE BOARD RECESSED AT 12:00 O'CLOCK NOON AND RECONVENED AT 1:30 O'CLOCK P.M. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE BID OF NEELY'S REPAIR SHOP, VERO BEACH FOR A GASOLINE ENGINE - WISCONSIN MODEL -18 HORSE- POWER ENGINE WITH 25 AMPERES, AS BEING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID MEETING SPECIFICATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $835.62. AT THE FEBRUARY 19, 1975 BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD DISCUSSED A PETITION RECEIVED REGARDING THE COUNTY BUILDING A SIDEWALK ALONG NORTH GIFFORD ROAD FROM 43RD AVENUE WEST FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE- QUARTERS OF A MILE.. THE BOARD: AGREED THAT THIS REQUEST SHOULD INITIATE FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD. IN A LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 26TH FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT SIDEWALKS BE CONSTRUCTED ON NORTH GIFFORD ROA.- FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN WALKING TO SCHOOL. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THERE IS A 60•FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY . ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH GIFFORD ROAD THERE IS 30 FEET BUT THE INDIAN RIVER FARMS WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HAS A DRAINAGE CANAL ALONG THIS SOUTH SIDE. HE CONTINUED THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE MURPHY ACT TITLES FROM 43RD ST. TO KINGS HIGHWAY ON THE NORTH SIDE WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE EXPENSE OF A TITLE SEARCH. UNLESS THE COUNTY HAS SUFFICIENT RIGHT-OF-WAY IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD A SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTH GIFFORD ROAD. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT IN THE LETTER FROM THE. SCHOOL BOARD IT WAS THEIR SUGGESTION THAT THE SIDEWALK BE CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN THE DRAINAGE DITCH AND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH GIFFORD ROAD, BUT THAT WOULD BE ON DRAINAGE DISTRICT PROPERTY. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER SUGGESTED A FOUR FOOT SIDWALK BE CONSTRUCTED, IF THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT APPROVED, WITH THE SIDEWALK PLACED SO THAT DITCH CLEANING EQUIPMENT COULD STRADDLE IT. THE BOARD AGREED THAT THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO CONTACT THE INDIAN RIVER FARMS WATER MANAGE- MENT DISTRICT FOR THEIR APPROVAL. AT THE FEBRUARY 5TH AND FEBRUARY 19TH, 1975 BOARD MEETINGS, THE BOARD DISCUSSED FRED AND RICHARD MORRILL OPERATING ANDY'S SANITATION WITHOUT OBTAINING AN ASSIGNMENT OF TRANSFER OF ANDY'S -10- LIAR 5157 Km 22 pia 85 t