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