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COOPERATE IN THE PROJECT AND THEN DECIDE THE WAY WE WANT TO DO IT, ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS THEN DISCUSSED A SECOND REQUEST FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ONE FROM VERO BEACH POLICE CHIEF SAM MCCALL IN REGARD TO A BICYCLE PATH FROM THE CORNER OF 16TH STREET AND 20TH AVENUE SOUTH TO THE EXISTING WALKWAY LEADING TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THEIR LETTERS ARE HEREBY MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES AS FOLLOWS: City of Vero Beach 1037 - 20115 PLACE n� X10 VERO BENCH, FLORIDA - 32960 � 1 ilrpLone 362-1611 �:` i �GG�\ t Q��\�' October 12 OFF cc OF THE cHitrofaaucE I , 1976 Mr. Jack Jennings County Administration of the Road and Bridge Dept. Court House Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Dear Jack, Since school has started I have been receiving numerous complaints from concerned parents and adult bicyclists about the area of 16th St. and 20th Ave. Children walk- ing to the Vero Beach Elementary School from the north have a paved bicycle path that they can walk on but at 16th St. it stops. These children then have to cross 16th St. at its intersection with 20th Ave. and --walk south on 20th Ave. (no•sidewalks) for approximately 200 yards until they come to the pedestrian bridge cross- over and path built on the east side of the canal by the County. Jack, my question is this, could not the pedestrian : path be extended north to 16th St. and a similar bridge be built at that point? This would keep the pedestrian traffic off of 20th Ave. and, as I understand it, from around the high school. Some of the parents are making their children walk through the high school property rather than walking along the hazardous 20th Ave. I believe that Bill McClure, the Superintendent of Schools, - and John Witt, principal of the high school, are in accor- dance with this. You may be assured of my complete cooperation in all matters Of mutual interest. Sincerely, VERO BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT amuel 1. McCall, Chief of Police CC:Bill McClure John Witt SPMC:bb 37 HOV - 31976