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I THAT THIS IS AN ACUTE ANGLE ENTRANCE TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND HIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT 6TH AVENUE EITHER BE BLOCKED,OFF AT THAT POINT OR CARS ONLY BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE MAJOR HIGHWAY TO THE NORTH. HE NOTED THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT OWN ENOUGH RIGHT- OF-WAY TO PUT IN A RIGHT ANGLE TURN. HE CONTINUED THAT THE AREA I'S ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER STUDY IF THE BOARD SHOULD REQUEST IT, BUT HE FELT THAT THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED IN 1974 WOULD REMAIN'THE SAME, ONLY AGGRA- VATED BY THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HIS PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO CLOSE 6TH AVENUE OFF, AND COMMISSIONER LYONS AGREED THAT THE ANSWER IS SO OBVIOUS THERE IS NO REASON FOR MORE STUDY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL ENTRANCE TO U.S. 1 FROM 6TH AVENUE AS YOU CAN EITHER GO TO 12TH STREET OR 17TH STREET, HE DID NOT FEEL WE WANT THROUGH TRAFFIC ON 6TH AVENUE. COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT THERE WILL BE MORE CONDOMINIUMS IN THIS AREA BEFORE LONG. SHE DID NOT BELIEVE ANOTHER STUDY WILL SHOW US ANYTHING NEW AND FELT, FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, WE SHOULD CLOSE THE 6TH AVENUE ENTRANCE ONTO U.S. 1. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SUGGESTED THAT THERE BE NO THROUGH TRAFFIC ON 6TH AVENUE SOUTH OF 17TH STREET. CHAIRMAN WODTKE SUGGESTED THAT WE COULD HAVE A "RIGHT TURN ONLY" SIGN AT THE 6TH AVENUE ENTRANCE TO U.S. 1, AND ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS STATED THAT THIS COULD BE DONE. COMMISSIONER LOY FELT THE BOARD SHOULD ADOPT A POSITION AND INFORM MR. FICA THAT WE FEEL THE SAFEST THING IS TO CLOSE THE 6TH AVENUE ENTRANCE TO U.S. 1. CHAIRMAN WODTKE SUGGESTED THAT WE ADVISE THE ADMINISTRATOR THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ELIMINATE SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC EXITING FROM 6TH AVENUE ONTO U,S. 1. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO VISIT*THIS INTER- SECTION AND BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION IN -CONNECTION WITH THE ALTERNATIVES 21 �aax 39 PAGE 176