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pr - N 0 V 2 11983 rw 4l Robert Keating, Director of Planning & Development reported that the Hutchinson Island Resource Management Plan was adopted by the Hutchinson Island Resource Management Committee on October 6, 1983. After review by the state Department of Community Affairs, Dr. Degrove will make a recommendation to the Governor and Cabinet on November 29, 1983. At that time the Governor and Cabinet will decide whether or not to .accept the Plan. Director Keating gave a brief summary of the synopsis he had prepared of the Hutchinson Island Resource Management Plan, emphasizing that of the four areas of concern identified by the committee, the transportation system is the most controversial. Lengthy discussion ensued re the traffic capacity of the 17th Street Bridge. It could be increased significantly by improving the intersections at AIA on the east and Indian River Boulevard on the west. The Commissioners questioned the capacity of the intersection at Indian River Boulevard as being a constraint and felt that the bottleneck was at the intersection of 17th Street and U.S. #1. Traffic Engineer Michael Orr advised that the Plan did not extend that far west He felt that the major constraint was the intersection at AIA and believed these intersection improvements could significantly increase the capacity of the bridge. The capacity of the Merrill Barber Bridge was discussed and -Commissioner Lyons suggested that its capacity could be increased by making Royal Palm Boulevard and Royal Palm Place one-way streets. Director Keating stated that according to the traffic analysis in the Plan, the intersections of both sides of the Barber Bridge have capacities in excess of the bridge capacity, so improving the intersections would not help. However, the 17th Street 12