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The Board suggested putting a yellow stripe down 87th Street, discussed solutions to slow <br />the traffic through the neighborhood, and voiced concerns over the acute angles on 86th Street <br />and 85th Place. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan did not want to abandon 86th Street now, for fear it would force <br />more traffic onto 87th Street. <br />Ken Kennedy, 1 Sailfish Road, agreed that 86th Street is a bad angle, felt sure it would <br />be cut off during the widening of CR510, and believed the drainage easement on the east side of <br />the property could handle the drainage issues. <br />Director Olson said that once the CR510 and US 1 improvement projects were completed <br />staff would be channelizing the turn movements to safe locations to take advantage of signals <br />and median openings. He pointed out that the consultants for the project and the Department of <br />Transportation believed 86th Street should be eliminated. <br />Commissioner Wheeler aired concerns over future road projects, the angles of the streets, <br />and lack of interconnectivity should 86th Street be closed. <br />William Wells, 8800 44th Avenue, wanted to know if 87th Street was scheduled to close. <br />Director Davis indicated that there was no short term plan to close 87th Street or to restrict <br />turning movements at Massey Road. <br />There was a brief discussion regarding safety issues and the angles of where 85th Place <br />and 86th Street connect to CR510. <br />Bob Bruce, 12396 North AIA, declared the 87th Street / CR510 intersection dangerous, <br />and believed this needed to be corrected. <br />There were no additional speakers, and the Chairman closed the Public Hearing. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Wheeler, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner O'Bryan, to abandon a <br />21 <br />August 18, 2009 <br />