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CHAIRMAN SIEBERT REMARKED THAT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE OBJECTION TO AN ENTRANCE AT STARFISH DRIVE WAS THAT IT COULD NOT BE SIG- NALIZED WHILE AT 21ST STREET, YOU COULD HAVE A TRAFFIC LIGHT. HE CONTINUED THAT HE FELT THE OFFSETTING OF 21ST STREET COULD BE PRESENTED TO THE D.O.T. AS AN ALTERNATIVE. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT SUCH AN OFFSETTING MIGHT CAUSE PROBLEMS WHEN THE ROAD IS EVENTUALLY 4-LANED, AND HE DEFINITELY FELT 4 THE D.O.T. SHOULD STUDY THIS SUGGESTION. COMMISSIONER Loy MADE A MOTION,SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR BE AUTHORIZED TO CONVEY TO THE D.O.T. THAT THE COM- MISSION DESIRES THE STUDY OF AN OFFSET TO ALLOW 21ST STREET TO INTERSECT INDIAN RIVER BOULEVARD; THAT 21ST STREET IS THE PREFERRED LOCATION FOR THE INTERSECTION; AND THAT OUT -OF -COUNTY TRAVEL BE AUTHORIZED FOR THE ADMINI- STRATOR AND CHAIRMAN TO ATTEND A MEETING WITH THE D.O.T. IN FORT LAUDERDALE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1976. IN DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER WODTKE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO BE SURE IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WANT THE INTERSECTION AT 21ST STREET, BUT WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE D.Q.T. TO GO ALONG WITH THE REALIGNMENT WITH PARK AVENUE IF AT ALL FEASIBLE. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MOTION. CHARLES PARKS APPEARED AT THIS TIME AND EXPLAINED TO THE BOARD THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS IT WOULD CREATE IF 21ST STREET CAME STRAIGHT ON TO INTERSECT INDIAN RIVER BOULEVARD, WHICH WOULD BRING IT IN ON THE REAR OF j HIS PROPERTY AND, IN HIS OPINION, WOULD DESTROY ITS VALUE. HE STATED HE WOULD MUCH PREFER IT IF IT COULD BE REALIGNED WITH PARK AVENUE, CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED GLADYS VIGLIANO, FORMER COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTOR, TO COME FORWARD AND READ TO HER RESOLUTION N0. 76-21 ACKNOWLEDG- ING HER RETIREMENT AND PRAISING HER FOR HER YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT THEN PRESENTED HER WITH A SILVER TRAY. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION N0. 76-21, y 25 231 APR 7 1976 10 I