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MRS. RICHEY REPORTED THAT CITY MANAGER LITTLE DOES NOT FEEL THE COUNTY SHOULD BE CHARGED FOR POLLING PLACES, AND WE WILL NO LONGER BE CHARGED FOR USING THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR THE JAYCEE BUILDING AS POLLING PLACES. SHERIFF .JOYCE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE THE PROPER PAPERS SO HE COULD TURN THE CONFISCATED F-600 TRUCK OVER TO THE BOARD. ATTORNEY COLLINS REPORTED THAT, IN TALKING WITH TAX, COLLECTOR GENE MORRIS, HE LEARNED THIS VEHICLE APPARENTLY IS TRANS- FERRING DIRECTLY FROM THE SHERIFF INTO THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND WE WILL COORDINATE WITH THIS. THE BOARD NEXT DISCUSSED A REQUEST MADE BY LYLIAS PETERSON FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE CORNER OF 8TH STREET AND OLD DIXIE. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT; HE NOTED THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING A LIGHT AT 8TH STREET AND U.S.1. WHEN THE ROAD IS WIDENED. ALINE KUSHNER OF 1936 STH AVENUE STATED THAT SHE HAD HAD A SERIOUS WRECK AT 8TH STREET AND OLD DIXIE AND ALSO WISHED TO RE- QUEST A TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR THIS INTERSECTION. CHAIRMAN WODTKE EXPLAINED THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A REQUEST FOR A TRAFFIC STUDY BY THE DOT. THIS IS NOW A COUNTY ROAD, BUT THEY ARE THE EXPERTS WE MUST RELY ON, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LOY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY INSTRUCTED THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, DUE TO THE INCREASED TRAFFIC BEING GENERATED ALL OVER THE COUNTY, TO REQUEST THE DOT TO MAKE A STUDY IN REGARD TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF 8TH ST. AND OLD DIXIE. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON NEXT BROUGHT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION A LETTER FROM DR. ARNOLD BANNER REQUESTING THAT THE SPEED LIMIT ALONG 12TH STREET BETWEEN 43RD AND 20TH AVENUES BE REDUCED TO 35 MPH, HE REPORTED THAT THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT MADE A TRAFFIC 17 Boos 41 Face 645 OCT 10 1979