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Chairman Wheeler asked if anyone wished to be heard in this <br />matter. <br />Ross Phillips, spokesman for the residents opposed to the <br />opening of 134th Street to U.S. #1, stated that they would like <br />the road paved, but do not want the street opened out to U.S. #1. <br />They would like the whole area paved because it would upgrade <br />their property, and splitting the cost of $40,000 amongst them <br />would not be a problem, but they are not willing to have the <br />church abuse their roads. The parishioners want to use 134th <br />Street as a back driveway to get out onto U.S. #1 more easily <br />because of the light there. Mr. Ross understood their problem, <br />but felt that the site plan they developed for their church is <br />improper. The church needs 2 driveways or a light, or something. <br />They cannot get across U.S. #1 to go left. He pointed out that <br />the church is actually in Sebastian, not the County, which is why <br />the residents of 134th Street came to the County in the first <br />place with a petition to have it closed. He estimated that on <br />Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings there were 4800 vehicles <br />going down their streets. The traffic was unbearable, and that <br />is why they asked for the road to be closed. <br />Henry J. Dolan, 444 Ponoka Street, Sebastian, hoped that <br />this issue would be fairly and equally resolved this morning. To <br />put the matter into perspective and to better understand the <br />impact of the closure on the church parishioners, he wished to <br />give some further background. Saint Sebastian has 850 registered <br />families and, together with the seasonal visitors, the church <br />provides religious services to over 2000 individuals weekly. <br />This necessitates parking facilities for over 400 vehicles, and <br />orderly exit from the church grounds, even in the summer, has <br />been troublesome. Their primary egress is a single lane to U.S. <br />#1, which requires extreme caution while entering the flow of <br />traffic on U.S. #1. The parish recently spent $19,000 in an <br />effort to improve safety and to expedite the traffic onto U.S. <br />#1. They added a deceleration lane, an additional turning lane, <br />13 <br />L MAR 14 1989 <br />Boa 76 f',iCc 301 <br />