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Director Keating affirmed that the designation would not preclude businesses <br />being developed along the road. He said if it is designated, there is a caveat attached to the <br />proposed designation that the road could be widened for safety reasons and to increase capacity. <br />Todd Smith, Engineer, thought it was important that as the Board makes its <br />decision today, they consider the precedent being set and the effect it could have upon the <br />County. As an Engineer, he found some of the results of the Carter Survey quite surprising <br />because it is basically a generalized description of the vicinity of the road; and there was no <br />description of boundary area or right-of-way. He argued that the conclusion of this study is that <br />the road is "general vicinity," but they have not certified that it has any alignment or that it has <br />any proof as to its exactness in 1915, at the time of the pathfinders' event. He said if the Board <br />granted approval they would be designating parcels of property historic. He talked about the <br />effect on the FEC railroads, and noted that there would be no grant money available for <br />improvements on this road. He, in closing, requested a direct response regarding the <br />maintenance map that was not available for show. <br />Attorney Collins knew that a maintenance map for the area was developed and <br />could not say why it was not brought forward. <br />George Maib, 11085 Old Dixie Highway, believed the survey is non-conclusive. <br />He discussed and questioned the alignment as well as the report, and contended that the overlay <br />by Carter and Associates is incorrect, because the farther south it runs the farther away from <br />Dixie Highway it gets. He alluded to the present economic standings of the country, and <br />suggested there are better ways for the County to spend this money. He hoped the Board would <br />look at this objectively and deny the proposal. <br />13 <br />July 8, 2008 <br />