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Chairman Wheeler called a break at 11:20 a.m. and reconvened the Workshop at <br />11:35 a.m. with Commissioners O'Bryan, Davis, and Attorney Collins absent. (NOTE: <br />Commissioner O'Bryan and Attorney Collins returned at 11:37 a.m. and Commissioner Davis <br />returned at 11:47 a.m. <br />Jean-Louis Lacerte, President of Lacerte Homes, Inc., questioned failing links on <br />US 1 and observed that demographics showed that we have 600-700 trips on Dixie Highway <br />between 45th Street and CR 510 unused everyday. He suggested they find a way to reroute the <br />trips/traffic on the failing artery of US 1 to Old Dixie Highway. <br />Director Mora replied that old Dixie was open to travel by anyone who wanted to <br />use it but there were certain impediments to travel so people chose not to use it. He agreed that <br />they could look at ways to divert traffic from US 1 to Dixie by making the access easier. <br />Mr. Lacerte argued that it would be cheaper for Winter Beach to build a bridge <br />across US 1 and fall into Dixie highway. He felt widening US 1 was a huge cost we could not <br />afford to do right now and then we would be locked in. <br />Peter Robinson, 315 Great Way, wanted to make a point that we have a grid in the <br />Indian River Farms Plat and a lot of that grid was filled in within the City limits. He believed <br />alternative roads needed to be looked at and commented on the "mess" on AlA with the increased <br />traffic and the decision that it would have been kept small. <br />Joseph Schulke, Schulke Bittle and Stoddard, and Sebastian resident, never noticed <br />an issue with US 1, and could not see how it is failing. He presented Old Dixie Highway as a <br />viable alternative and encouraged Board members and Planning staff to look at solutions, namely: <br />February 9, 2007 13 <br />Public Workshop <br />