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RESOLUTION NO. 2001-105 <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br /> COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br /> FLORIDA, REQUESTING THAT THE INDIAN RIVER <br /> COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION SUPPORT <br /> FLORIDA EAST COAST (AMTRAK/FLORIDA EAST <br /> COAST RAILWAY) PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE <br /> FUNDING DURING THE 2001 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE <br /> LEGISLATURE. <br /> WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation, Amtrak and the Florida East <br /> Coast Railway have cooperated to develop the Florida State Passenger Rail Vision Plan, which is <br /> a project to expand the state-wide intercity passenger rail program; and <br /> WHEREAS, this program initiates a new passenger rail route between Jacksonville and <br /> Miami with new intermediate stops at St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Titusville, Cocoa, <br /> Melbourne, Vero Beach, Fort Pierce and Stuart; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation has requested $23 million dollars <br /> from the Transportation Outreach Program for Fiscal Year 2002-03 to invest in Florida East <br /> Coast Railway route improvements and construct eight new passenger rail stations; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization has identified <br /> Amtrak Funding for Florida East Coast Passenger Rail Service as its number one transit priority; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners has previously <br /> expressed its support for the Florida Department of Transportation's Transportation Outreach <br /> Program application for Florida East Coast Passenger Rail Service Funding. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Indian River County Board of <br /> County Commissioners strongly urges the Indian River County Legislative Delegation to support <br /> Florida East Coast Passenger Rail Service Funding during the 2001 special session of the <br /> Legislature. <br /> The resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner Stanbridge, and the motion was <br /> seconded by Commissioner Adams, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: <br /> Caroline D. Ginn, Chairman Aye <br /> Ruth M. Stanbridge, Vice Chairman Aye <br /> Fran Adams, Commissioner Aye <br /> Kenneth R. Macht, Commissioner Aye <br /> John W. Tippin, Commissioner Aye <br /> F:\BCC\KIM\WPDOCS\RESOLUTIONsifi east coast service.doc <br />