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r <br />FES 61980J) , <br />scox 42 PA'cF6i5 <br />ATTORNEY NORMAN A. GREEN APPROACHED THE BOARD TO DISCUSS <br />THE FOLLOWING REQUEST FOR RADAR UNITS: <br />NORMAN A. GREEN <br />ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW <br />1245 20TH STREET <br />VERO BEACH, FLORIDA <br />MAILING ADDRESS <br />POST OFFIcE Bcx 261,8 <br />VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 329E0 <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Indian River County <br />Indian River County Courthouse <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />Dear Board Members: <br />TELEPHONE <br />569-1001 <br />JanuaryAREA OD25, 1980 AREA <br />CODo2 <br />E 305 <br />I hereby request to appear before you for your meeting <br />scheduled Wednesday, February 6, 1980 in behalf of the following <br />Florida Highway Patrol Troopers currently assigned to Indian River <br />County, Florida: R. W. Harms, G. L. Morgan, J. 0. Player, B. D. <br />Sick -man, K. D. Carlock, J. D. Shaw, L. T. Barninger. The purpose <br />of'our appearance before you is to request an allocation of County <br />funds in the amount of THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY DOLLARS <br />($3,980.00) to purchase four model P-55 moving traffic radar units <br />from MPH Industries, Inc. For the seven troopers currently assigned <br />to our County, the State of Florida has only been able to afford <br />and allocate three moving radar units. As you can see from the <br />attached information, the number of accidents and totals of injuries <br />and fatalities as well as property damage has been on the increase. <br />The experience of the troopers indicates that speed is a major factor <br />in the increase of accidents as well as the severity of accidents. <br />In order to properly combat the increase speeding violations, troopers <br />require additional moving radar units in order to be effective. Also <br />in the attached information, you will find a list of thirty counties <br />in the State of Florida that have taken it upon themselves to furnish <br />additional radar units to the troopers in their counties since the State <br />is inadequately funded and therefore the troopers in those counties <br />were inadequately supplied. <br />From the within information, you will also see that in the past <br />there were five Florida Highway Patrol troopers assigned to this county, <br />and the number has been increased this year to seven. In the past two <br />years there were a total of 10,800 traffic arrests made by the Florida <br />Highway Patrol accounting for approximately $140,000.00 in revenues <br />from fines paid to the County. <br />The units being requested at this time are priced at $995.00 <br />each, and this includes training to the troopers from the manufacturer <br />and certification of the units to the State. The State of Florida has <br />agreed that it will assume all maintenance and repair responsibilities <br />