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County Administrator Baird understood that anytime roads need widening, property owners will be affected, and it is an emotional issue. The Board has directed staff to get roads and bridges built and to fast-track the work. th Public Works Director Jim Davis commented that the 74 Avenue corridor is unique because it is the boundary between IRFWCD and the Sebastian River Drainage District. The th rights-of-way do not line up from the east side of 74 Avenue to the west side. It would be very th difficult to get continuity on the east-west roads for the 74 Avenue corridor. Also, Range Line th Canal on the east side of 74 Avenue is very large and that would necessitate bridges at every th east-west location. The 26 Street bridge is the only bridge and it was just recently built. The th per-bridge cost would be from $1.3 to $1.5 million. He believed 66 Avenue to be the only economically viable corridor to provide additional north-south capacity that would give good continuity to serve Sebastian to Oslo Road. th Glenn Legwen , 5900 5 Street SW, commented on the current high cost of gasoline and of building roads and suggested the Board needed to look at economically increasing public transportation and make it enjoyable with convenient routes at reduced rates. thth Dian S. George , 27 Avenue, thought widening 66 Avenue has everything to do with Mark Brackett’s Liberty Park project and that there were other alternatives. There were no additional speakers and the Chairman closed the public hearing. Commissioner Bowden voiced her opposition to 6-laning Indian River Boulevard. She did not want “an I-95” road on Indian River Boulevard. Chairman Neuberger asked for a motion; there was no response. th Commissioner Davis asked again if there was any other way to meet concurrency on 66 Avenue. May 2, 2006 29