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Commissioner Bird believed the Citrus League could get together with Director Davis and have their input within the next couple of weeks. Commissioner Wodtke reported that he attended a meeting with the Citrus League and Director Davis yesterday, and they do have a transportation committee that is willing to sit down immediately and make a determination. The League only became aware of this a few days ago, and they do have some concerns. He noted that Director Davis is working on a county -wide chart that will list every bridge and its rating, and we can see how this will affect the Citrus League, the packers, etc. Commissioner Scurlock suggested a Motion to defer action for two weeks until Director Davis can get input from the Citrus League. Director Davis noted that the letter from the DOT states that "We expect that within 30 days from the date of notifica- tion, the load posting requirements will be met or your office will have submitted to us a satisfactory plan for correcting the deficiencies that were found during the inspections of the structure." He was not sure, however, whether we have received formal notification or preliminary notification. Director Davis noted that in some cases we will not be able to correct the deficiencies because the bridges simply were not designed to handle the type loads imposed on them by these combination type vehicles. He informed the Board that we do have some discretion about what weight limit to post. In some cases the operating rating would require no posting, but in order to take that position, it is necessary to inspect the bridges more frequently, monitor them much better, and have some kind of replacement program to show we are taking action. Commissioner Wodtke believed some of these bridges may be on the impact fee program, but Chairman Lyons felt that only applies if the traffic is brought about by the impact of new construction. 47 N 0 V 800K 62 PAGE 1