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Chairman Scurlock felt the whole plan is inflated dramatically because some of the projects listed in it are also on the County's list of projects. He believed that the DOT was taking credit for projects such as the northerly extension of Indian River Boulevard, while the County gets to pay for it through its impact fees. Mr. Fowler emphasized that this plan is a starting place for identifying the needs, and the reason they are here today is to gain the input of the Commissioners, county staff, and public. Attorney Vitunac asked if making SR -60 a 4 -lane toll road across to Tampa was included in the plan, and Mr. Fowler stated that the addition of 2 lanes to SR -60 from 1-95 to the Osceola County line are included, but not as a toll road. Chairman Scurlock asked if the widening of 17th Street from AIA to U.S. #1 would involve tearing down homes in Rockridge, and Mr. Fowler felt that would depend on the need to provide greater capacity and the options to providing greater capacity. He reiterated that they are here this morning to determine the needs of the county, and if the county doesn't feel that the widening of 17th Street on the west side of the bridge is needed, they will remove that project from the plan. Chairman Scurlock felt that perhaps they should be thinking of providing another corridor and another access as opposed to expanding an access. Director Davis wished to know if a project that the County is implementing is on the Strategic Transportation Plan, whether it would enhance the County's chances of some joint participation and maybe some local assistance on the project, and Mr. Fowler stated that it certainly would. Chairman Scurlock wanted to know where the funding was coming from, and Mr. Fowler said that a project will be paid for either through gas taxes, license tag fees, ad valorem taxes or impact fees. The question is which agency will administer it. 33 JAN 5 1988 BOOK 70 PACE 502