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P <br />IT WAS FELT WE SHOULD HAVE SOMEONE REPRESENTING THE CONSUMER <br />WHO UNDERSTANDS THE COUNTY'S -PROBLEMS., THE BOARD ASKED WILLIAM KOOLAGE <br />TO CONSIDER BEING ON THE HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY, AND HE ASKED TO BE <br />ALLOWED TO GIVE THEM HIS ANSWER LATER TODAY. <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD A REQUEST <br />FOR EXTENSION OF A CULVERT IN D-4 CANAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF CITRUS <br />ROAD AND 90TH AVENUE. HE STATED THAT THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST IS <br />LIMITED ACCESS AND A TIGHT TURN. THE BIG TRUCKS THAT ARE HAULING FRUIT <br />OUT OF THE MARSH CAN'T MAKE THE TURN ONTO THE BRIDGE AND HAVE TO GO A <br />VERY ROUND -ABOUT ROUTE TO GET TO THE PACKING HOUSE. THE ADMINISTRATOR <br />STATED THAT HE HAD TRIED TO GET THIS IN AN OFF SYSTEMS ROAD PROGRAM <br />SOMETIME AGOIBUT WAS UNABLE TO DO S0, HE ESTIMATED THE TOTAL COST TO <br />EXTEND THE ARC OF THE TURN WOULD AMOUNT TO AROUND $10,000. THE ADMINIS- <br />TRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT DAN RICHARDSON THOUGHT HE COULD GET AN <br />EASEMENT FROM THE OWNER ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION SO <br />WE COULD BEND THE ROAD AND MAKE A GOOD RADIUS FOR A TURN. HE FELT <br />THIS IS SOMETHING.THAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE TRUCKS GOING ONTO CITRUS <br />ROAD. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT QUESTIONED WHETHER THIS IS A COUNTY <br />RESPONSIBILITY OR A DRAINAGE DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THIS IS LOCATED <br />IN THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, THE CULVERT AND THE BRIDGE BOTH COME UNDER <br />COUNTY ROADS. THE ADMINISTRATOR CONTINUED THAT HE WILL GET SKETCHES <br />OF'THE SITUATION IF THE BOARD WISHES. <br />THE BOARD AGREED THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE SKETCHES AND HAVE <br />A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION. THE ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT HE WILL DISCUSS <br />THIS MATTER WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY <br />IN QUESTION AND BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION AT THE NEXT MEETING. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE <br />ADMINISTRATOR IN REGARD TO THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE ROAD & <br />BRIDGE DEPARTMENT AS SET OUT IN HIS MEMO OF.JUNE 28, 1979,.AND AUTHORIZED <br />ADVERTISING FOR BIDS ON SAME. <br />23 <br />JUL 51979 <br />. BOOK 41 PA,UE 9® <br />