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<br />CVB <br />ITY OF ERO EACH <br />thrdth <br />Council Member Solari favored widening 26 Street from 43 to 66 Avenue with a <br />lot of landscaping. Building a community road rather than just putting down asphalt would create <br />a positive community asset. <br />Engineering Director Monte Falls advised that a selection committee has been set to <br />review the design consultants’ proposals this week after the schedule was interrupted by Hurricane <br />Wilma. After hearing the proposals, the committee will short-list the bidders. <br />th <br />Chairman Lowther suggested moving the 26 Street intersection at the railroad <br />th <br />tracks one block north to 27 Street where the Administration Building is being built. This would <br />lessen traffic through McAnsh Park. He wanted to know the feasibility of moving that railroad <br />crossing and what the City thought about the idea. <br />Mr. Falls and County staff will research that suggestion. <br /> <br />8. VISIONING <br /> <br />IRC <br />NDIAN IVER OUNTY <br />Director Keating presented a PowerPoint outline (copy on file with the backup in the <br />Office of the Clerk to the Board) and advised that the basic concepts of the visioning plan were: <br />how do we want to see the County grow and does the Comprehensive Plan need to be changed to <br />achieve it. He advised of the workshops, charettes, interruptions/delays due to Hurricanes Frances <br />and Jeanne, and the oversight committee meetings. The MPO process differed from the City’s <br />visioning process because the oversight committee consisted of all the elected officials of the <br />Board of County Commissioners, School Board and all five municipalities. Alternatives were <br />developed: 1) continue the existing trends, 2) reduce development by lowering densities <br />throughout the county, and 3) villages inside and outside the urban service area. There were a lot <br />of diverse opinions particularly for Gifford and Fellsmere. He thought a general liking of the <br />November 14, 2005 6 <br /> <br />