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I c COMMISSIONER Loy POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE SIGNS DOWN ALL ALONG 6TH AVENUE BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THERE NOW, SHE AGREED THERE IS A REAL TRAFFIC PROBLEM, BUT NOTED THAT THE 17TH STREET BRIDGE WILL HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON THE TRAFFIC PATTERN IN THIS AREA WHEN IT IS COMPLETED, MR. STEINITZ ARGUED THAT OTHER RESIDENTIAL AREAS, SUCH AS MOCKINGBIRD DRIVE ON THE BEACH, HAVE 25 M.P.H. SPEED LIMITS, BUT THE BOARD DID NOT FEEL THIS WAS A VALID COMPARISON. HE CONTINUED THAT IT WAS A MUCH BETTER SITUATION WHEN THE ROAD WAS NOT PAVED. THE ADMINISTRATOR REMINDED HIM THAT THE RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA SIGNED A PETITION AND WORKED HARD FOR SOME TIME TO GET THIS ROAD PAVED. THE ADMINISTRATOR DID AGREE THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS ROAD, ESPECIALLY AT THE SOUTH END. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED , AS FAR AS THE SPEED LIMIT GOES, MR. STEINITZ SAID THE 35 M.P.H. WOULD BE SATISFACTORY IF IT WERE OBEYED. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE BOARD CANNOT ENFORCE THE LAWS THEY CAN ONLY SET THE LIMIT, HE ALSO FELT THE 17TH STREET BRIDGE WILL HAVE A GREAT AFFECT ON THIS STREET AND DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF EVENTUALLY CUTTING OFF THE 6TH AVENUE ENTRANCE INTO U.S. 1, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT CONTINUED THAT HE DID NOT THINK WE COULD DEPEND ON MR. STEINITZ'STATEMENT THAT THE SHERIFF WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO 13 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT AND SUGGESTED THAT WE REQUEST THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE THIS SPEED LIMIT STRICTLY. CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFORMED MR. STEINITZ THAT WE WILL CONTACT THE SHERIFF AND ASK FOR STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE SPEED LIMIT AND LOAD LIMIT AND WILL HAVE THE SIGNS PUT BACK UP, HE REQUESTED MR. STEINITZ TO REPORT BACK IF THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT. FRANK ZORC INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THIS TRAFFIC PROBLEM WITH CONDOMINIUM OWNERS IN THE AREA AND THE SUBJECT OF A SIDEWALK CAME UP, HE ASKED THAT IT BE PUT ON RECORD THAT IF THE COUNTY WOULD COOPERATE, HE WOULD OFFER TO BUILD THE SIDEWALK. 10 KKK 33 PAUE ��.