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BOARD OF COUNTY COMIVdMISSIONERS <br />OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />WHEREAS, on October 20, 1977 the Board of County Commission <br />of Indian River County, Florida, along with other local officials, <br />conducted a ground -breaking ceremony with the various representati <br />from the Department of Transportation, District 4, preceding the <br />commencement of construction on the 17th Street Bridge; and <br />WHEREAS, it was only through the efforts and cooperation of <br />Department of Transportation, Dictrict 4, that Indian River <br />ty was able to obtain a badly needed second span across the <br />an River; and <br />o!" <br />WHEREAS, efforts have been underway since 1968 for the con- C <br />'struction of a new bridge and only,through the diligence, cooperaticM <br />expertise and cpnsistent support from the Department of Transportatio <br />District 4, did the bridge become a reality; and C <br />WHEREAS, the District Engineers involved both preceding and <br />during the construction of the 4,730 foot span were ARNOLD RAMOS, <br />BEN C. SIMPSON AND WILLIAM K. "BILL" FOWLER; and <br />WHEREAS, JOHN C. GOODKNIGHT served as Deputy District <br />ineer during the entire planning, location and construction <br />ses; and <br />WHEREAS, on December 19, 1979 the long awaited and badly <br />needed bridge was opened for public traffic available for the use <br />and benefit of all citizens and visitors of Indian River County; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board <br />honors the Department of Transportation, District 4, its District <br />engineers, ARNOLD RAMOS., BEN C. SIMPSON and WILLIAM K. "BILL" <br />FOWLER, and its Deputy District Engineer JOHN C. GOODKNIGHT; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that without the support and <br />ncouragment of the Department of Transportation, District 4, the <br />adly needed causeway would not have been as expeditiously com- <br />leted for the benefit of Indian River County. <br />Said Resolution shall become effective as of the 27th <br />Of August , 1980. <br />QW % � , , " - I 06/fft <br />�J� <br />� AUG 2 71980 <br />Chairmr,County Commi si ers <br />