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JAN 6 1987 BOOK 66 ou cones out there. He confirmed the stop signs were switched, and stated that in his personal opinion, that is the answer to keeping the area safe for the children as the traffic passing his house then had to gear down. Mr. Myers noted that his parents live in Fellsmere, and he feels they have an ideal set up out there as you cannot go more than two blocks in any direction without coming to a complete stop. He would like to see the Board check into this and do the same for Oslo Park. Commissioner Bird asked if Mr. Myers has seen any change with the speeds and traffic flow in the area since we asked the Sheriff for some selective enforcement there. Mr. Myers felt that deputies have been very cooperative with him, but although he has asked them to come out on weekends and evenings, they mainly come out on weekdays when everyone is working and very few people are driving on the streets. He further pointed out that 19th Avenue S.W. is posted at 30 mph, and he felt that is far too high a speed limit for an unimproved dirt road, especially since.Old Dixie Highway, which is a paved state road, is only 40 mph. Commissioner Bird inquired if there are any "Children at Play" signs out there, and Mr. Myers advised that when he brought this problem to the Board's attention about a year ago, some "Slow" signs were put there. These have been stolen once since then and replaced, and he still felt strongly that relocating the stop signs was the answer. Director Davis commented that some studies have indicated that "Children at Play" signs actually may entice children to play in the street and there may be more liability. He empha- sized that Traffic Engineering is always analyzing their signage, and we do use established standards and try not to be arbitrary. Commissioner Eggert brought up the possibility of a four- way stop, and Director Davis stated that while this physically can be done, staff would not recommend it as it would not meet 18