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<br />13.E.2. COMMISSIONER MACHT - OPENING OF 44TH AVENUE AT <br />TH <br />19 STREET (TROPICOLONY) <br /> <br />Commissioner Macht referred to a letter from Mr. Arthur F. Degen along with a <br />petition letter signed by 56 residents of Tropicolony Subdivision asking the Board to consider <br />ththth <br />opening 44 Avenue between 19 Street and 16 Street because of certain traffic conditions. Also <br />submitted for backup was a copy of Public Works Director James Davis’ response explaining the <br />position of his department and reasons for not recommending the requested action. He asked the <br />Board if they wished to take action on this request. <br />Public Works Director James Davis explained that in 1989 the County was <br />petitioned by owners to close the then-dirt road. He identified the area on a map displayed on the <br />overhead projector. He detailed the rights-of-way and recalled that public meetings were held <br />concerning closing the road. The reason for their 1989 petition was because a Winn-Dixie food <br />th <br />store was located at the north end of 44 Avenue and people were cutting through their <br />neighborhood on the dirt road and having to go around a tree; it was creating an unsafe situation for <br />the residents. The Board met to consider the request and on October 23, 1990 a motion to close the <br />road carried and the road has been closed since then. The County did pave it after 1990 on a <br />petition paving project and the property owners paid 75% of the cost. The road was not paved <br />th <br />north of 18 Street because those people were adamant about not having it open. If the Board <br />decides to consider opening it back up, he suggested they give the people the opportunity to come <br />before them to voice their approval or objections. He felt the right-of-way is substandard. He had <br />communicated all this to Mr. Degen. <br />rd <br />Vice Chairman Neuberger understood the problem is getting out on 43 Avenue <br />from Tropicolony. He thought that was not a big problem until a few years ago, but today that <br />rd <br />corridor is very congested. He thought the planned 4-laning of 43 Avenue would relieve some of <br />that. <br />April 20, 2004 <br />23 <br /> <br />