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JUL 18 1979 <br />Sao41 PacE � 9 <br />CITY CLERK'S OFFICE <br />PHONE: 571-0116 <br />POLICE DEPT. 1 <br />PHONE: 571-1360Q.jA'�'j� f 2,.vq3,-1C11s <br />mere <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />POST OFFICE BOX 38 <br />FELLSMERE, FLORIDA -32948 r� � 2P ?,0 <br />` ' i <br />v� E1lip 1979 rL" <br />June 26, 1979 <br />C. ,. <br />Jack Jennings, County Administrator <br />Indian River County Court House <br />Vero Beach, Florida, 32960 <br />Re: C 507, Broadway Boulevard, Indian River County <br />---------------------------------------------- <br />Dear Mr. Jennings: <br />Enclosed, herein please find a photograph of the volunteer <br />Fire Department of the City of Fellsmere. As shown in this <br />photograph, the medium strip is immediately in front of the <br />access driveway to the entrance of the Fire Department, <br />which is an area of concern to us. <br />Presently, our trucks must travel from 50 feet north in the <br />southbound lane to the nearest paved crossover in the medium <br />strip in order to respond to a fire call anywhere north of <br />our Fire Department. Likewise, in order to refill our trucks <br />with water to respond to a fire, trucks travelling north on <br />C 507 or Broadway Boulevard to the Fire Station must go to the <br />paved crossover 50 feet north of the Station and make a <br />U turn south to gain ,access to the Fire Department driveway. <br />Consequently, our response time to a fire is cut by two to <br />three minutes. There i -s also an element of danger in performing <br />the above travelling by the fire trucks trying to.gain access <br />to their driveway. <br />In order to eliminate this problem, I have discussed this with <br />officials of the Fire Department and the City Council. They <br />have requested me to write this letter to -you with the <br />suggestion of concreting a strip 35 feet by 5 feet by one <br />foot deep in the medium strip. <br />The Fire Department has indicated that they have approximately <br />$100.00 to contri.bute.towards the construction cost of this <br />concreting and I am sure the City could match their contribution. <br />Something also to consider would be two flashing lights within <br />the medium strip, possibly at a later date, to warn oncoming <br />traffic that emergency vehicles are crossing the medium strip <br />in time of fire calls.-- <br />Any <br />alls.- <br />Any help that can be rendered by the County would be greatly <br />appreciated. <br />Thanking you again for your continued cooperation, I am, <br />Si .cerely, <br />Joe B. Suit, J <br />Mayor <br />JBS/k <br />enclosure <br />