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indeed, could not, walk that part of the Trail. He proposed that <br />a 5-10 mph speed limit be established for vehicular traffic and a <br />pedestrian pathway be built alongside the Trail. Mr. Orth noted <br />that he and his wife go up to Melbourne once a month for lunch <br />and enjoy driving along that section of the Trail. He urged the <br />Board not to restrict the Trail in any way so that people can <br />continue to enjoy a leisurely ride through there. <br />Harry Hauth, 7750 Jungle Trail, believed that restricting <br />the Trail from vehicular traffic in this case would set a <br />precedent and encourage other developers to come in and request <br />that restrictions be placed on the part of the Trail that runs <br />along their developments. He owns property on both sides of <br />Jungle Trail and certainly doesn't enjoy the traffic in front of <br />his house everyday and the dust it creates. If the Board chooses <br />to go with a footpath for the Windsor Polo Club, they will be <br />setting a precedent, and he, for one, would like to go on verbal <br />record that he will come in and request a footpath in front of <br />his house. <br />Charles MacConnell, member of the Board of Directors of the <br />Historical Society, presented letters and petitions with 4000 <br />signatures of interested citizens who do not want the historic <br />and scenic north portion of Jungle Trail abandoned or restricted <br />as a through public road. He emphasized that people from all <br />over the county signed these petitions. PETITIONS ARE ON FILE IN <br />THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked Mr. MacConnell to •read the top of <br />the petition that these people signed, and Mr. MacConnell read <br />the following: "We the undersigned oppose the abandonment of <br />that section of historical Jungle Trail within the Windsor Polo <br />Club development plan, and we wish this brought to the attention <br />of the Indian River County Commission." <br />Speaking as an individual, Mr. MacConnell pointed out that <br />closing the road to vehicular traffic will benefit only the <br />people in the 13 estate -sized homes that are proposed to be built <br />adjacent to Jungle Trail. He wondered why we are here today to <br />80 <br />FEB 2 3 198E <br />BOOK .71 PAGE 80 <br />