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1, in taken care of by Mr. Faber and that road is closed to U.S.1, you will have commercial traffic going through a residential area. Chairman Scurlock did not agree. He pointed out that you could put a barrier across which would prevent access from U.S.1 to the residential area, but you still would have access to the commercial area from U.S.1.; it just would not be through traffic. Discussion ensued at length in regard to various alterna- tives, price, etc., and Mr. Faber continued to emphasize the street problems which affect not only his business, but the Senior Citizen's center as well as a few of the residences on 14th St. He pointed out that actually that street is split with commercial and then houses, which is an unfortunate situation. He advised that his attorney has suggested that they can live with just paving their portion themselves and blocking it at his 730 house. That is only a parking lot now for the Clock Restaurant and the people on the other side. When this is done, the access to Faber Press would be from 6th Avenue so that the only traffic coming down their side would be people coming to their building, and there are not that many and only a few trucks. Commissioner Bird agreed that blocking it off as suggested by Mr. Faber probably is the best alternative since we don't want 14th Street to become a through street and encourage people to get onto U.S.1 from that location. Mr. Faber continued to emphasize the problems caused by the people who drive through and run over their water meters, their lawn, etc., and stated that he, therefore, would like to fence around his buildings, pave his own part, block off the road right there', get back his $1,500 and forget about the street. If in the future the county wants to build the street, that is fine - they will.take down the barricade, give the land back, etc. Chairman Scurlock believed the prior owner gave the $1,500, and Mr. Faber advised that the prior owner was Bobby Hiers, and 13 BOOK 7 (o �E 53