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FEB 2 01980 42 ma 776 COMMISSIONER WODTKE.FELT THAT EVEN THOUGH THE DOTS LETTER STATES THAT THE ACCIDENT INFORMATION DOES NOT WARRANT THE INSTALLA- TION OF LEFT TURN SIGNALS, HE PERSONALLY FEELS THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE PROBLEM WITH TURNING LEFT ON U.S. 1 AND -THAT THERE IS ALSO A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON 12TH ST. COMMISSIONER LYONS AGREED THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, BUT NOTED THAT THE DOT SUGGESTS THE INSTALLATION OF A DOUBLE -HEAD SIGNAL. COMMISSIONER WODTKE FELT WITH THE MULTITUDE OF TRAFFIC ON 12TH STREET THAT A TWO LANE ROAD IS INSUFFICIENT, AND THAT WE MAY NEED A THIRD LANE FOR A TURNING LANE. HE FELT THERE MAY BE SUFFICIENT RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM OLD DIXIE TO U.S. 1, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THE RAIL- ROAD CROSSING. ADMINISTRATOR ,JENNINGS WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THE RIGHT-OF- WAY IS QUITE LIMITED, BUT STATED THAT HE WILL CHECK ON THIS. COMMISSIONER WODTKE NEXT DISCUSSED THE 1980 CENSUS AND FELT PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER MAY KNOW MORE ,'ABOUT THIS THAN HE DOES. HE NOTED THAT THE MAIN DIRECTOR FOR THIS DISTRICT WILL BE OUT OF LAKELAND, AND HE BELIEVED THEY ARE GOING TO BE HIRING PEOPLE IN ALL THE DISTRICTS TO DO THIS WORK. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE IS AN AD IN THE LOCAL PAPER FOR CENSUS TAKERS. PLANNING DIRECTOR REVER STATED THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN KEPT INFORMED ON THIS MATTER. COMMISSIONER WODTKE CONTINUED TO DISCUSS A CENSUS "COMPLETE COUNT" COMMITTEE, WHOSE BASIC FUNCTION WOULD BE TO TRY TO NOTIFY ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CENSUS AND GIVE THEM ALL THE INFORMATION NECESSARY. HE STATED THAT HE HAS ASKED THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE, AND HE WAS HOPEFUL THAT THEY WILL INDICATE A MEMBER TO WORK WITH HIM ON THIS. COMMISSIONER WODTKE FELT WE SHOULD CREATE A CITIZEN`S TYPE OF COMMITTEE AND THEN GO ON RADIO AND TV., CONTACT CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS, FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, PROGRESSIVE LEAGUES, PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, ETC. HE STATED THAT IF THEY WANT US TO COME IN AND